Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private. Currently, Google shares some of the work it does on the public AOSP ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...

One of the key characteristics of Android is its openness, at least compared with Apple’s iOS iPhone software, but that is changing going forwards. Google has told Android Authority it will move the ...

Linux has emerged as a preferred platform for Android app development due to its stability, security, and the extensive range of tools and libraries available. This guide will walk you through the ...

Google is pushing development of Android 17: the second beta follows just two weeks after the first.

Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter ...

Google announced the first beta version of Android 17, which includes several privacy and security enhancements.

Google has started rolling out the Android 17 Beta 1 update to eligible Pixel devices, with big changes for adaptive apps, media, and more.

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 — although it had secretly been in development since 2010.

A group of privacy advocates and open-source leaders has signed an open letter urging Google to reverse its plans for mandatory developer verification, arguing the changes pose a physical threat to ...

Third-party launchers are great, but the quality of experience has degraded over the past few years because of lots of changes to Android that have basically broken the experience. This has led ...