Why would I want to turn on Developer Mode in Android? Developer mode grants you access to some of what we would call the 200- and 300-level features on your device.

Google said it will shift all development of the Android OS to its internal branch, but it still wants external developers to contribute.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Android Development Android remains a domina͏nt force in the global smartphone market, which highlights the growing im͏portance of mobile app services.

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.

Although Android already has a sandboxed Linux terminal available, this Google model will be geared toward developers.

Google plans to move all development of Android OS behind closed doors so that the process will no longer be visible to the public. This change is a big shift for Android, which has long allowed ...