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.

A new leak suggests that Android OEMs (beyond Samsung and Google) could make their Android 16 platform update announcements ...

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.

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

Google has released Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 right after the Pixel 10 series launch event. The update adds dark theme expansion ...

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

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 ...

Within the next 12 months, Android could overtake Apple's iOS as the most important platform for developers, although most will still support both.

An App developer skillfully employs cross-platform tools to optimize apps for Android and iOS, offering cost-efficiency, speed, and code reusability while ensuring a consistent user experience.