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

Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences based ...

Google has moved to give Android app developers a way to know roughly how old their users are without asking those users to ...

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

Google shared some details on how it will ask Android developers to handle age verification requirements. The platform it's ...

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they will ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...