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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Coding Android Apps

I recently got back into programming by building Android apps. If you’ve been considering doing the same, then learn from ...

Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps

Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify ...

Google is clamping down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain

Google will begin clamping down on Android apps that drain a smartphone battery. The Play Store will begin showing warnings ...

Android 17 could bring full-screen apps to your phone’s always-on display

Android 17 may introduce a new feature called Min Mode that'll let Google Maps show turn-by-turn navigation on your phone's AOD. Here's how.
SlashGear

Is ChatGPT's Sora App Coming To Android? Everything You Need To Know

OpenAI's Sora 2 app has spent just over two weeks in the public domain, and it has gone viral. The AI video generator even broke ChatGPT's record of amassing a million downloads at a quicker pace. One ...
Android

Google AI Studio Brings 'Vibe Coding': App Creation for Everyone

Google has updated AI Studio with “Vibe Coding,” a workflow that allows users to build and deploy AI applications using natural language prompts. This new system, powered by Gemini, simplifies the ...
TalkAndroid on MSN

iOS apps are about to run much easier on Android — here’s why it’s a big deal

A quiet but game-changing shift is underway in mobile development. Thanks to a new update, developers may soon find it ...
Android Authority

Google’s Pixel 10 can now run Linux apps better than other Android phones

Google is adding GPU acceleration for graphical Linux apps to Android’s Terminal app, but the feature is currently exclusive to the Pixel 10. This feature relies on Gfxstream, a library that forwards ...
Android Police

How to pair and use an Apple Watch with an Android phone

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Android 16 with Snapdragon X chips in the works: could offer massive improvement in battery life

This move comes right as Google begins blending Android and Chrome OS, paving the way for more hybrid systems. Android 16 already adds desktop-friendly features like resizable windows (primarily ...
BGR

Google Wallet Vs. Samsung Wallet: Which Payment App Should You Use?

Wallets are a thing of the past. Well, kind of. It's still good to carry a physical wallet with you, just in case, but if you do forget it at home you can always fall back on a virtual one. Modern ...
9to5Mac

Apple readies new framework to let iPhone users migrate app data to and from Android

A few days ago, Apple published documentation for a new framework designed to simplify the transfer of third-party app data between iOS and Android. Here’s how it’ll work. AppMigrationKit to allow ‘a ...