Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news ...

In 2025, Java continues to be a reliable and well-supported option for mobile app developers, particularly those targeting the Android ecosystem.

Google Contacts may soon let Pixel owners assign vibration patterns to specific contacts, according to code we spotted in a ...

Google has released the September 2025 security update for Android devices, addressing a total of 84 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws.

There’s only one problem: you’ve got to do it in Java. Looking to get away from all that bloat and overhead, [CNLohr] set out to see what it would take to get 100% C code running on an Android ...

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

The Android team does a ton of work pushing Kotlin and Java for app developers, but those languages rely on the Android Runtime (ART) in order to function.