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

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In 2025, Google plans to release the next version of Android a quarter earlier than usual 'to better align' with the launch of popular Android smartphones. The company today announced the first ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 also introduces changes for developers. Google has added a developer verification API that helps app ...

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For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...

Today, Google is announcing an update to the Android XR SDK, by releasing Developer Preview 2. It was officially announced as part of Google I/O 2025. This is packed with new features and improvements ...

Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play ...

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change ...