Android Auto does a solid job of mirroring your phone's most useful apps on your car's infotainment screen. From maps to ...

Google definitely doesn't want you to know about the developer Unknown Sources setting ...

Google has introduced new Android developer tools, adaptive layout guidance and Wear OS 7 widgets to help apps better support ...

A month after Google announced the first developer preview for Android 16, devs can now download and install Android 16 developer preview 2 to test out apps. This latest build brings app experience ...

However, Samat’s statement did little to assuage people’s fears, as it didn’t explain a key part of the equation: the how. We know what Google wants to do (block Android apps from unverified ...

Starting next year, Android will block the installation of apps from unverified developers, a policy that affects both Play Store and sideloaded apps. The new system requires Android to check if a ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

Third-party app stores are coming to Android on July 22.

Google has published updated developer guidance urging Android app creators to optimize software for ultra-wide foldables. The company emphasizes dropping fixed-orientation assumptions in favor of ...

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 ...

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 ...