Overview:  Kotlin has become the preferred language for Android development, making Java-to-Kotlin migration an important ...

X released an entirely new version of its Android app. According to Nikita Bier, the rebuild took about a year and is one of the largest engineering projects.

A new system service to check if an app is registered to a verified developer will be rolled out this month. Google announced its Android ...

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 ...

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. ...

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

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic ...

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 ...