Google's fix for the worst part of setting up a new Android phone is actually working

Google's Restore Credentials API helps Android users stay logged in when switching phones. Uber has already saved 4 million ...
Android Authority

Android 16's enhanced Advanced Protection will let apps know when you're serious about security

The latest Android 16 beta has added an API that lets apps check if the user has enrolled in Advanced Protection. Advanced Protection is an enhanced security mode that beefs up account security, ...
Computerworld

Google drops Bluetooth, GTalkService APIs from Android 1.0

Google dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile phone OS, Android 1.0, according to the ...
The Verge

Eve’s Android app is finally almost here, thanks to Google’s new Home APIs

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With Google opening up its smart home platform, the once Apple-only smart home company Eve says development of ...
GIZBOT

New App Created Using Android 14 “BatteryManager” APIs Shows Battery Health, Charge Count, And Vital Stats

Android smartphones far outnumber iPhones, but Apple has incorporated the "Battery Health" indicator in the iOS mobile operating system. A similar feature could be introduced in Android 14. Android 13 ...
VentureBeat

Google confirms next Android version will use Oracle’s open-source OpenJDK for Java APIs

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...
Security Boulevard

Root Detection in Android Apps – Security Benefits, Challenges, and Implementation Strategies

Among the most debated questions in the constantly changing mobile application development, whether to include root detection ...
Android Police

Dark Sky API gets reborn as Apple WeatherKit, with plans to support Android

Arol is a tech journalist who worked as a news and feature writer for Android Police from 2021 to 2023. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum ...