The Android ecosys͏tem has been leading mobile innovation for more tha͏n ten years, continuously advancing how we interact wi͏th t͏echnology on a regular basis. Among the key forces propelling this ...

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. In addition, 158,000 developer accounts were ...

Google LLC today unveiled more features for Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps, powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence model. Naming classes, methods and variables is ...

An updated API available to Android app developers can force users to download the app from Google Play, blocking the app from working if it is sideloaded. First announced at Google I/O 2024, the ...

Google Play Store has lost nearly half of its apps since early 2024, dropping from 3.4 million to around 1.8 million. The sharp decline follows stricter quality policies that removed low-functionality ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Since launch, access to Gemini Nano has been limited to Google and OEM apps, but broader experimental availability for Android app developers is now here. Besides first-party apps, Google initially ...

Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full ...

Android apps have come a long way in recent years, and the difference is clear: smoother navigation, faster load times, and cleaner designs. Users used to put up with clunky interfaces and slow ...

Google is developing a Linux terminal app for Android. The Terminal app can be enabled via developer options and will install Debian in a virtual machine. This app is likely intended for Chromebooks ...

The team behind iA Writer, a distraction-free writing app that syncs across platforms, has left its Android app “frozen in carbonite.” The app is still alive for those who had it installed, but it ...