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

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 ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...

Developer verification will soon block the installation of apps from unverified developers on any Android device running Google services, which is functionally all Android phones outside Russia and ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...