Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

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

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...

This post is an introduction to Android app development for beginners. How to get setup and start your first Android project, and where to go from there!

Last month, Google announced the first developer preview of Android 14, with more app customization, new swipe gestures, app cloning for multiple accounts, support for the latest PS5 DualSense ...

The second developer preview of Android 16 brings adaptive refresh rate APIs and an upgraded photo picker ...

Android 16 Developer Preview 2 introduces improvements to battery life and more Google doesn’t go into too much detail here with specifics, but it does state that this build of the preview ...

The multiyear project to switch to Android marks a philosophical change for the online retail giant, which has eschewed third-party operating systems and software in favor of its own. As a result, ...