Android users are battling the persistent SafetyCore app, and Google is expanding similar functionality with a new API for ...

The latest Android 16 beta has added an API that lets apps check if the user has enrolled in Advanced Protection. Advanced Protection is an enhanced security mode that beefs up account security, ...

One of the key features of Android is the freedom to install apps from any source. You can do so via the Play Store, alternative app stores, or APK files. However ...

Way back in 2018, Google released Android Pie. Among the UI changes and new features, there were also some developer-side changes. Those changes included new APIs, bugfixes for existing APIs, and also ...

An updated API available to Android app developers can force users to download the app from Google Play, blocking the app from working if it is sideloaded. First announced at Google I/O 2024, the ...

He wrote for Android Headlines for about a year, starting in 2023, before moving on to cover the more interesting smartphone space at Gizmochina. When he’s not at his desk, you’ll usually find him ...

Google is working on a new API for Android 16 that lets system apps perform actions on behalf of users inside applications. This new API is guarded by a permission that’ll be granted to the default ...

Google wants more developers to integrate their Android apps with its storage service Drive, and has released a new API that aims to make it easier. While Drive integration on Android was possible in ...

Summary: Android 16 will require devices to support Vulcan’s new Host Image Copy feature. This will improve gaming and 3D graphics performance, and reduce stuttering. It’s not hard to see why; this ...

Google is already deep into developing Android 16, and one of its upcoming innovations promises to improve low-light photography. The new Night Mode Indicator API aims to make it easier than ever for ...