Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

The recent update in Android developer verification will keep sideloading alive, but it will show clear warnings. Read more.

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 ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

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 ...

Google will enforce a new Android developer verification policy next year to tighten app publishing rules on its Play Store, following findings that apps installed from outside the official store ...

Facepalm: The Android ecosystem has traditionally offered a more permissive approach to app development and delivery through third-party means. Now, Google is announcing a significant change that will ...

It’s February, which means the first developer preview for the new version of Android should be coming any day now. And thanks to a comment posted on the Android Open Source Project, we know precisely ...

When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the ...

Something to look forward to: As Apple continues to set the bar for hardware-software harmony, Google is also taking steps to tighten the integration between its Android operating system and the ...

The last version of Android Nougat‘s developer preview is finally here, and that means we’re closer than ever to the official rollout of Android 7.0 and the release of Google’s new Nexus devices. It ...