An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

Android's ascent to the top of the tree as far as sales to consumers is concerned is well documented. What will be of more concern to Google is the apparent failure of the platform to gain traction ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in ...

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The petition asks organizations to add their signature to an open letter opposing Google's verification process [PDF], which ...

Android Police is currently having a discussion about the quality of Google's (lack of) Developer Support and we figured we could continue that discussion here. Here is our article on Google Developer ...

Free Android app store F-Droid asks users to lobby government regulators to take action. Google says the move is needed to ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Obviously, Google and Samsung would love deliberately designed spatial experiences for their new hardware, but almost all ...

The company is releasing the first developer beta of its upcoming OS and continuing on the path it’s been blazing since Android 12. The company is releasing the first developer beta of its upcoming OS ...