Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff
The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut.
The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut.
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Jay Peters
Oct 1, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC
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Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms toThe Vergethat the site will continue publishing.
Yesterday, four of the six staffers onAndroid Central’sstaff pageposted publicly about the layoffs, includingShruti Shekar,Derrek Lee,Harish Jonnalagadda, andNicholas Sutrich, and former senior editor Namerah Saud Fatmi updatedher LinkedInto indicate that her tenure atAndroid Centralhad ended. Both Lee, the site’s managing editor, and Sutrich confirmed that all remaining staff were laid off.
The former staffers weren’t told whether the site would shut down. Today, new posts have been published to the site, though are fromthe site’s freelance contributorsrather than the previous full-time staffers.
“Future will continue to publish Android Central. We’ll share further information about the future of the site in due course,” Future spokesperson Nicole Martineau tellsThe Verge, adding: “We will not be providing any further comment at this time.”
Android Police, another Android-focused blog, also laid off at leasttwostaffersrecently. The sitecurrently listsan editorial team of four people. Valnet, which ownsAndroid Policeand previouslypurchasedThe Verge’s sister sitePolygon, didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
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