The first preview of Android Q is here, alongside all sorts of developer-speak regarding the new code underneath. Beta 1 of Android Q is available starting today for early adopters and developers, ...

Last month, we covered the strong possibility of Android Q providing new APIs for RCS messaging to third-party app developers, based on some evidence in Android code. It appears that Google’s plans ...

Since the big unveiling of its “Chat” initiative, Google has been investing heavily into RCS, even directly handling the rollout of RCS messaging in the UK and France. At one point, RCS was supposed ...

Android 14 introduced a new screenshot detection API that would let app developers easily detect when a user has taken a screenshot without building hacky workarounds. Apps have begun using the API, ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Android 17 Beta 2 adds EyeDropper APIs, a 3-hour OTP security delay, and system-wide chat bubbles. Test SDK 37 before the ...

At Android Dev Summit 2019 today in Sunnyvale, Google made a slew of developer announcements for its mobile operating system. The company released expanded APIs for Android Jetpack, Jetpack Compose in ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Android Beam was a feature introduced in Ice Cream Sandwich (Android ...

It’s been years since I did any mobile development — and much of what I’ve done has been with mobile app dev platforms like Appcelerator. The last time I did anything substantial was some hacking on ...

Google has released Android 17 beta 2 for eligible Pixel devices, introducing UI tweaks, a limited-access contacts picker, ...