The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...

Google is increasing security measures around sideloading apps by removing anonymity for Android developers who distribute outside of the Play Store. Starting in September next year, Google will ...

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Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

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Google said that it is launching a new Android-based XR platform on Thursday to accommodate AI features. The company said the platform, called Android XR, will support app development on different ...

Google has published its latest breakdown of how many devices are running which versions of Android. Android 16 has yet to even appear on the radar, and Android 15 has only hit a 4.5% share. Android ...

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