Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

The RenderScript Support Library and updated new SDK tools mean that developers can use them to support Android all the way back to Version 2.2.

Google's new Android 12 images include an updated bootloader, allowing for any dev to downgrade from Android 13 ...

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

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Android 16 introduces JobScheduler which can return multiple reasons why a job is pending, due to both explicit constraints set by the developer and implicit constraints set by the system.

Google has rolled out a worldwide program that gives Android developers a larger cut of sales if they support tablets, watches, and other non-phone devices.

Android Police is currently having a discussion about the quality of Google's (lack of) Developer Support and we figured we could continue that discussion here.

Google released the first developer preview of Android 14 and it brings our first-ever look into the next version of the OS. We also get to see a fresh new logo design that looks to be inspired by ...