Google releases Android programming tools The software developer kit will let programmers create Java software for real or emulated Android mobile phones. Plus: a $10 million contest for coders.

With version 0.9 of the software development kit, programmers get better compatibility with real Android phones due next quarter--but no Bluetooth interface.

Google I/O: Kotlin, a popular new language for mobile platforms that's compatible with Java, is now officially supported on Android.

Qualcomm will enable up to eight years of Android software and security updates for devices powered by certain Snapdragon chipsets.

Google has rolled out a new software-based decoder for AV1 to the vast majority of Android devices, and YouTube is using it.

Programming languages: Python apps might soon be running on Android Python developers push for Python-built applications running on mobile devices, but big obstacles remain.

Scala, a statically typed language running atop the Java Virtual Machine, is emerging as a development option for building Google Android applications. While developers already are aware of Java ...

Google wants more people to learn to program — especially for its Android platform. While the company already offered a few programming courses, they were typically geared toward students with ...