Android 16 QPR1 is available in public beta right now, and that beta version includes some high-profile new features, like a visual overhaul and a full desktop mode.

While it's not available yet, Swift has announced plans to bring the Apple-founded coding language to Android.

The Android 16 update is here for Pixel, and it looks like a boring update. There's a lot more to the update than meets the eye, though.

To get the most from your Android phone, you can activate and enable some Developer options. Here are some that we think you need to know.

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

It’s no surprise that Google’s hope is that over time, all Android developers will switch over to Kotlin. “There is still quite a bit of Java still happening on Android,” Ward said.

If you want to learn the Kotlin programming language, check out this list of books, courses, tutorials, videos and websites.