In an attempt to reduce fragmentation of its Android OS, Google is requiring developers of new and updated apps to comply with its most recent APIs. While certainly not a panacea for its Android ...

Fragmentation has been a longstanding complaint about the Android ecosystem. Often users miss out on features of the latest Android version because they are using older devices that are no longer ...

Alongside the big Android 16 release in Q2 of 2025, Google will also roll out a minor Android release in Q4 with new developer APIs. Going forward, Android will have more of these minor releases so ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

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Recent commits to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) have pointed to some interesting changes that could potentially feature in the next version of Android. Modifications to how developers get ...

Android has been around for over 15 years at this point, so we’ve seen loads of versions over the years. From the early days of Cupcake and Donut to the latest Android 13 and Android 14, each version ...

The table is shown when developers create a new project in Android Studio and determine which API version to target. The October 2018 report provides a good analog to compare adoption rates for a ...

Android 13’s photo picker will be available on some devices with Android 11 and 12. Android 13’s photo picker will be available on some devices with Android 11 and 12. Google is taking another shot at ...