How To Make Your Own Custom Android Widgets

You can build Android widgets easily using third-party apps. KWGT and WidgetClub make it simple to design custom tools that ...
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Bootstrapping Android Development: A Survival Guide

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 Update: Google Starts Blocking Unverified Apps

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 achieves Platform Stability adds SMS OTP protection, custom icon shapes, while taking down sideloading ...

Android 16 QPR2 beta 2 lands on Pixels: Check what's new, eligible models

Behind the scenes, Android 16 QPR2 beta 2 improves how the system manages memory. A new “Generational Garbage Collector” ...
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Going Native With Android’s Native Development Kit

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...

Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash update makes AI answers actually make sense

Google is updating Gemini with a fresh release of Gemini 2.5 Flash. This update, now available in the Gemini app, makes the ...
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This Is My Favorite Use of Custom Android Icons

Custom icon packs are not all created equal. Many, sadly, introduce more problems than they solve. But every now and then, I ...

I thought I was loyal to NotebookLM — until this app came along

But static has always been the operative word. The PDF has been a destination and a final state. That was the case until ...