Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

To reach the widest audience, Android developers might need to consider cross platform mobile development. Let's dive into what this term means and what are some of the best IDEs and tools you can ...

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

The Platform Stability milestone is also when developers will be allowed to release updates to their apps on Google Play to make them target Android 16.

James Kendrick asks the question “Android: Is it even a real platform?” I respond with a solid “sort of” as I explain how Android has become a meta-platform*, a platform for other ...

Ahead of the holidays, Google is pushing out the second developer preview of Android 16 to give developers time to assess the changes that’ll arrive in the stable release next year. Android 16 ...

Having common set of coding tools for both Android and Chrome operating systems highly desirable as it will reduce workload and improve portability across the Google platforms, say Android developers.

While Android may not be known for being the platform that many developers work on first, it is a platform that has a vibrant development community with plenty of developers that are able to make ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

Both mobile app developers and OS makers equally responsible for ensuring apps are and remain in top condition, which underscores importance of diligence and user feedback, note market observers.