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 ...

It’s all about more harmonious communication between hardware and software. It’s all about more harmonious communication between hardware and software. is a senior reviewer with over a decade of ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...

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 ...