Developers may not realize they are sharing their users' location data with advertisers, per new research.

Android’s openness has long allowed software to reach phones without passing through Google Play. Google is adding a new gate ...

Android apps have come a long way in recent years, and the difference is clear: smoother navigation, faster load times, and cleaner designs. Users used to put up with clunky interfaces and slow ...

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Google packed this year’s Android developer announcements with enough AI tooling, adaptive UI updates, and cross-device ambitions to make a laptop fan spin just from reading the changelog. During ...

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 ...

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An EFF report reveals how trusted Android apps could unknowingly be sharing your location data with advertisers through third ...

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 ...

One of the first items I always enable when I get a new Android phone is developer mode. This hidden menu is designed to cater to the needs of developers, and it contains numerous valuable items for ...

EFF found four Android ad SDKs may share location by default once an app has permission. Teams should verify traffic, consent ...