Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

To reach the widest audience, Android developers might need to consider cross platform mobile development. Let's dive into what this term means and what are some of the best IDEs and tools you can ...

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

The Platform Stability milestone is also when developers will be allowed to release updates to their apps on Google Play to make them target Android 16.

James Kendrick asks the question “Android: Is it even a real platform?” I respond with a solid “sort of” as I explain how Android has become a meta-platform*, a platform for other ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Having common set of coding tools for both Android and Chrome operating systems highly desirable as it will reduce workload and improve portability across the Google platforms, say Android developers.

Ahead of the holidays, Google is pushing out the second developer preview of Android 16 to give developers time to assess the changes that’ll arrive in the stable release next year. Android 16 ...

While Android may not be known for being the platform that many developers work on first, it is a platform that has a vibrant development community with plenty of developers that are able to make ...