One of the awesome things about being an Android developer is just how accessible it is, in terms of how easy it is to get started and how easy it is to distribute apps to users. To me, it feels like ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

Smartphones and their apps are the new way of the world, and developers are lured by their increasing popularity. But with two major platforms — Apple’s recently upgraded and renamed iOS 4 and ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

It must be something really obvious and stupid, but I can't figure it out. Start Eclipse. Tell it to make a new Android project. Name it. Base it on one of the samples. Wait. Am presented with blank ...

Google’s Android project, which lets outside developers build mobile software applications, is drawing interest. But Google has lagged on its offering; it’s not ready for prime time. Not even the ...

The desktop Android version of Chrome offers familiar advantages on large-screen Android devices. The new version is not on the Play Store yet, available to developers, and lacks sync with Google ...

VRChat, the popular social VR platform, announced that flatscreen ports for both Android and iOS are currently in development. The company says in a developer blog that while there’s still no release ...

Google is reportedly working on a new feature called the Compact Notification Shelf for Android 16,, which will declutter the lock screen and improve notification management. The Compact Notification ...