Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Android is slowly entering the RISC-V era. So far we've seen Google say it wants to give the up-and-coming CPU architecture "tier-1" support in Android, putting RISC-V on equal footing with Arm.

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

Well ahead of its usual schedule, Google has just released the first preview of Android 16. This initial developer preview isn’t meant for the general user, but it’s freely available to anyone who ...

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must ...

Parth, the digital nerd, dances between the realms of Android and iPhone like a tech-savvy tango. With a keyboard as his compass, he navigates the binary seas, uncovering hidden gems and unraveling ...

The upcoming edition of Android includes revisions to make it tablet-friendly and improve battery efficiency, with few user-facing changes revealed yet. Google is giving developers their first crack ...

The company is releasing the first developer beta of its upcoming OS and continuing on the path it’s been blazing since Android 12. The company is releasing the first developer beta of its upcoming OS ...