The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

Android developers may soon benefit from a new set of commercial rules following a likely settlement between Epic Games and ...

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

Android Studio, the official dedicated development environment for Android apps, received updates to its AI agent ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app ...

Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

Third-party apps are currently the best path to an improved always-on display experience. For example, the StandBy Mode Pro ...

However, Samat’s statement did little to assuage people’s fears, as it didn’t explain a key part of the equation: the how. We know what Google wants to do (block Android apps from unverified ...

The Android 14 Developer Preview 1 is the very start of a potential seven-month love affair with the nuances of Google’s next mobile operating system. Here’s everything you need to know. It’s not ...

In a nutshell: Despite the Windows Subsystem for Android coming preinstalled on premium devices like the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, which sport Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon X chips, it ...