Starting September 30, apps from developers who have not been verified by Google can no longer be installed or updated through participating app stores on certified Android devices in Brazil, ...

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 ...

Users are noticing a new “Android Developer Verifier” app (com.google.android.verifier) silently installed on their Android phones to prepare for upcoming sideloading restrictions. The app checks if ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

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 ...

The biggest reason I prefer it over apps like AccuWeather and even the weather apps built into Android phones is that Breezy ...

Google is setting new Android app memory requirements for February 2027 as developers face stricter Play Store thresholds and rising RAM pressure.

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 ...

To help prevent malicious actors from spreading harmful apps while hiding behind anonymity, Google is rolling out developer verification to all Android developers. The company is also introducing app ...

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