Android's sideloading is not going away, but things are changing as Google has new requirements for developers.

Sideloading has been a key part of Android since the beginning, not only delivering a lot of flexibility to Android, but also ...

The feature is simple to use—just tap anywhere on the screen while watching a Reel to pause it, and tap again to resume ...

Google has revealed the “advanced flow” that will be required to install certain Android apps once the company introduces mandatory developer verification later this year. The ...

The 24-hour wait is only a one-time process, and is part of an effort to stop Android malware and scams. But the upcoming ...

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in ...

Tired of annoying ads on Android apps and even websites? Learn how this one simple setting lets you block ads on Android.

Google’s new Android Bench ranks the top AI models for Android coding, with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leading Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2-Codex.

Google has introduced a new benchmark designed to evaluate how effectively artificial intelligence models can develop Android applications. The platform, called Android Bench, measures the performance ...

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

You may be wondering why Android 17 Beta is already here without several Android 17 Developer Preview builds before it? The reason is pretty simple. In July of last year, Google introduced the Android ...

While Android beta testers were exploring the newly-launched Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1, Google decided to surprise everyone. The official Android Beta Program handle on Reddit has confirmed the arrival ...