You know who hasn’t had quite the same struggles? Apple. Its iPhones have historically done more with less, putting up ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

This may be the most significant anti-consumer move, simply due to its profound impact. It could hit big developers or commercial apps, as well as entire ecosystems built around freely distributed ...

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Amazon’s replacement of Android on the Fire TV platform is underway and, well, customers aren’t very happy about it.

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

For years, one of Android’s defining traits has been the freedom to sideload apps—installing them from outside the Play Store. That freedom isn’t disappearing, but Google is tightening the rules ...

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Google initially rolled out the third quarterly platform release of Android 16 (QPR3 Beta 3), but it didn’t go smoothly. Within 24 hours, users began reporting that their Pixel ...

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But that openness may be under threat. Google’s proposed developer ...

A team of academics says it has found a way to rip sensitive onscreen data from Android devices pixel-by-pixel — fast enough ...