You can build Android widgets easily using third-party apps. KWGT and WidgetClub make it simple to design custom tools that ...

The modern smartphone is a powerful little tool. But what makes it different from mobile phones of yesteryear is the capability to install third-party apps, letting users truly explore the machine's ...

One of the most important lessons I ever learned as a developer, although it took some time to sink in, was “don’t reinvent the wheel.” Understanding how to use libraries in Android Studio is a big ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

There was a time when downloading the latest Java Development Kit (JDK) was a necessary pre-requisite for Android develpoment. Today, an open JDK comes baked into Android Studio, reducing the number ...

In a normal year, Google I/O would traditionally mark the release of a new version of Android Studio. While there hasn’t been a Google I/O event this year, the Android team has still seen fit to ...

Android Studio, like so much of Google’s product portfolio, is getting its infusion of AI today at the company’s annual I/O developer conference. Android Studio Hedgehog, the upcoming version of ...

Google hosted the Android Developer Summit this week to unveil the latest tools for Android app developers and, quietly, the company also unveiled a new logo for Android Studio. Yesterday’s Summit ...

About twice a year, I get involved in a project that requires me to do some Android development; so, about twice a year, I re-launch Google’s so-called integrated development environment, Android ...