Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Google is tightening the screws on Android security. From March 2026, developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

This new terminal app provides a full-blown Linux development environment that allows developers to leverage the tools they need to build native apps. That includes Android Studio.

Explore Java for mobile app development: how to create Android apps in 2025 with this reliable programming language.

The previously rumored news that ChromeOS will be brought together with Android has now been confirmed by a Google executive. We don't yet know how it will happen.

Google has released the mandatory update to Android 16 for Pixel 6a under its Battery Performance Programme.

I didn’t see this coming, but Apple’s Swift programming language is now being officially extended to support Android app development. This is done via an establishment of a dedicated Android Working ...

Following the preview at I/O 2025, Google is releasing an “Agent Mode” for Gemini in Android Studio. Agent Mode lets developers accomplish “complex development tasks” like generating unit ...

Google Makes Open-Source Android Development More Difficult Article Comments Jun 12, 2025, 10:30 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social Google is taking away a key resource that made it easier for ...

How to download Android 16 If you want to download and install Android 16, grab your Pixel and go to Settings > System > Software update > Check for update, and the roughly 2GB download should appear.