Android’s openness has long allowed software to reach phones without passing through Google Play. Google is adding a new gate ...

Developer verification will soon block the installation of apps from unverified developers on any Android device running ...

A month after Google announced the first developer preview for Android 16, devs can now download and install Android 16 developer preview 2 to test out apps. This latest build brings app experience ...

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 LLC’s Android team is introducing new ways to build high-quality software for its mobile platform with artificial intelligence agents. These two new resources complement each other. The CLI, or ...

Developers may not realize they are sharing their users' location data with advertisers, per new research.

Google will begin enforcing Android developer verification on Sept. 30 in Brazil and three APAC markets, changing how apps are installed. Google is preparing to make Android app installs a little less ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Software developers are spending less time experimenting with new tools and frameworks and sticking to what what they know – although the blockchain seems to be generating growing interest from coding ...

Do you want a reliable Android phone that meets your development and code requirements? As mobile technology advances, Android phones have grown beyond communication ...