Android development relies on a number of different tools, whether you choose to go the “official” route or opt instead to use one of the countless other methods available. In fact, with so many ...

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As part of this year’s Android Dev Summit, Google has unveiled a suite of new tools for developers, making it easier to use the new Material You design language and create apps for larger screens.

Without any doubt, Android is the world’s most commonly used mobile operating system. To many, it presents quite an opportunity and a large, lucrative market for app developers. Creating top-notch and ...

Good, smooth animations can make an app or operating system feel polished and just overall more pleasant to use. In an effort to help developers build those animations, Google has added a Motion ...

Samsung’s new Sokatoa tool gives Android developers deeper GPU insights, helping them track down performance issues faster.

Google has released its second Developer Preview of the Android XR software development kit (SDK) following its initial release late last year, introducing new features and improvements including ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

Android 16 is here! Sort of. Along with its official announcement that stable Android 16 is due out in the second quarter of next year, Google kicked off the Developer Preview period for its next ...

Different coding languages and a lack of resources have made cross-platform app development hard. Companies use different methods to make user-friendly iOS and Android apps as quickly as possible.

With Android rapidly spreading across mobile phones, it only makes sense that Facebook would want to give developers tools to incorporate its social features into applications for the Google platform.

Today, Google is announcing an update to the Android XR SDK, by releasing Developer Preview 2. It was officially announced as part of Google I/O 2025. This is packed with new features and improvements ...