Google has announced the availability of the first developer preview release for Android 16. Developer previews, for those who are unfamiliar, are made available so developers can test their apps to ...

Google released the stable Android 15 build in mid-October, but it isn't waiting around to launch Android 16. The dev previews showed up at the end of 2024, and Google just introduced the first public ...

Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

ADB, Android Debug Bridge, is a command-line utility included with Google's Android SDK. ADB can control your device over USB from a computer, copy files back and forth, install and uninstall apps, ...

Google released Android 16 Beta 2 two weeks ago, with some new functionality on board. Today Google follows that up with Android 16 Beta 2.1, consisting mostly of bug fixes Beta 3 has already been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google’s mission to secure Android continues, narrowing the gap to ...

There are both pros and cons of Android and iOS, but Android generally fares better when it comes to freedom of choice. Google's mobile OS is known for its customizability options, like replacing the ...

It’s so easy to go on the Play Store today, pick a new Android app, install it, try it out, and if it doesn’t work out as intended, tap to uninstall. That’s the familiar path we’ve all taken for years ...