Modern Android phones hide a menu called Developer Options. Most people never touch it. But if you've ever wanted to understand what your phone is doing under the hood, this is where you look. Go to ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Most Android phones today have a hidden Developer Options menu. Despite its name, it isn’t just for app developers. Android keeps certain advanced system controls here because they aren’t intended for ...

Skip the optimizer apps. Simply enable Android Developer Options to unlock these performance-enhancing features. It's much ...

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Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

Google is rolling out a wave of new AI-powered tools for Android developers, led by Gemini integrations across Google Play and Android Studio. Developers can now use Gemini to translate and localize ...

Xiaomi has started rolling out the Android 17 developer preview for select devices including Xiaomi 17 Ultra and 15T Pro, ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

After detailing the “advanced flow” for sideloading earlier this month, Google is opening the Android developer verification process to developers today. Google today provided a more detailed timeline ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...