Google LLC’s Android team is introducing new ways to build high-quality software for its mobile platform with artificial intelligence agents. These two new resources complement each other. The CLI, or ...

The claim that Java is ‘dead’ has been made so repeatedly that it has become a cliche. In 2026, it is still one of the most popular programming languages. It is still one of the most popular languages ...

Instead of ending sideloading entirely, Google is introducing a new way to share and install third-party apps. This includes a system‑level Android Developer Verifier app that debuted Monday. The app ...

Now? He's using his experience to approach video game development in an entirely new way. "I went from like 80 people in the studio, maybe 15 to 30 people on my team, to 3,500 at the studio, which ...

Android has long distinguished itself from competitors through a defining characteristic: the freedom to install apps from any source you choose. That principle is now under scrutiny as Google rolls ...

Google is trying to defuse one of the sharpest criticisms of its new Android developer verification regime. The company announced it is creating a formal path for users to keep sideloading apps from ...

Sideloading has been a key part of Android since the beginning, not only delivering a lot of flexibility to Android, but also a sense of openness and freedom. After Google announced it would make ...

Google won’t allow people to (easily) sideload apps through APK files on certified Android devices starting in September 2026. It will still be possible, but either require “developer verification” ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android. She has five years' experience ...

Google has detailed its upcoming “Advanced Flow” system for Android sideloading, designed to improve security without fully restricting the practice. The new process adds extra steps—like enabling ...

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of ...

Google is preparing a significant overhaul of Android’s app installation system, aiming to curb malware threats without fully closing off sideloading. The changes, expected to roll out in September, ...