Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy Upgrades Your email has been sent Android’s next big update is already stirring excitement. With ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

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 ...

Many people think Android's Developer Options are meant only for developers, but that's not true. They actually unlock powerful settings that can boost performance, add extra controls, limit ...

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

Android 17 Beta 1 was supposed to launch today, but Google has since pulled the release. The Android 17 Beta was supposed to debut at 10 am PT. We and other publications posted our coverage at that ...

From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

TL;DR: Rockstar North experienced a boiler malfunction causing an early morning explosion at their Edinburgh office. Emergency crews secured the building with no casualties reported. The studio ...

Google is backpedaling on its decision to introduce new identity verification rules for all developers, stating that it will also introduce accounts for limited app distribution and will allow users ...

The company is adding a process to install apps from unverified developers. The company is adding a process to install apps from unverified developers. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...

Editor's take: More than a month after the original announcement, we now know exactly how Google intends to tighten its grip on the Android ecosystem. The new rules go far beyond simple housekeeping – ...