F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated environment. Compared to platforms like iOS with Objective-C, which is just C ...

Princess Diana's death devastated her sons, Princes William and Harry. But it was especially traumatic for 12-year-old Harry, who still struggles to make sense of the tragic loss and its continued ...

Samsung Mobile boss has confirmed that the company’s first tri-fold phone is in its “final stage” of development, and that it will launch before the end of 2025. Its availability could be quite ...

Kevin Barry had been working on open sourcing the launcher, but said he was told to stop work on that project. Kevin Barry had been working on open sourcing the launcher, but said he was told to ...

What drives social mobility? The answer matters to policymakers and families alike. A wave of highly publicized research has led public policy and public discussions astray. It claims that the ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

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 developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, ...

To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This ...

A Chinese software developer has been sentenced after being convicted of causing intentional damage to protected computers by deploying malicious code, including a “kill-switch,” in the network of his ...