Google's Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 adds custom icons, step tracking, and better performance, but Pixel 10 owners may need to ...

If you’re currently using a weather app, it’s time for a privacy check. Open the app’s page in the App Store or Play Store, ...

An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...

Since the Pixel 10 and Android 16 launch, the pace of M3 Expressive updates has slowed down, but Google Maps is readying some ...

In an effort to cut down on abuse and fake engagement, Elon Musk’s X is removing access to two key features of its developer API for those on the free plan. Now, free users will no longer be able to ...

Facepalm: The Android ecosystem has traditionally offered a more permissive approach to app development and delivery through third-party means. Now, Google is announcing a significant change that will ...

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...

Google Maps is getting some design tweaks thanks to Android 16 and Material 3 Expressive. Here's what's changing.

Google has introduced new requirements for app developers, aimed to make sideloading apps on Android devices safer. Beginning September 2026, app developers distributing apps outside the Play Store ...

Alongside the Pixel 10 series, Pixel Watch 4, and the Pixel Buds 2a, Google dropped the first beta of Android 16's second quarterly platform release. Android 16 QPR1 should go stable in September, ...

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