GrapheneOS accuses Google of gatekeeping Android 17 features and security fixes

GrapheneOS says Google's September update contains APIs and other changes that aren't being made available to the wider ...

An unofficial GTA 5 Android port might be coming soon, but not for your new Pixel phone

An unofficial GTA 5 Android port is apparently in the works, and there's bad news if you want to play this on your Pixel ...
Droid Life

Google Plans Android XR Google Play Store, Launch of Developer “Project Aura” Glasses

In addition to the announcement for new Android XR hardware partners (like Warby Parker), Google shared developer-related news for their new wearable platform too. Developers are getting the Android ...
AndroidGuys

Google I/O 2026: Android Developers Get AI Coding Tools, Compose-First Apps, and Android 17 Updates

Google packed this year’s Android developer announcements with enough AI tooling, adaptive UI updates, and cross-device ambitions to make a laptop fan spin just from reading the changelog. During ...
ZDNet

Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

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." ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

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 ...
hacks

Google Android Sideloading Restrictions: Sept 30 Explained

Google Android sideloading restrictions: what changes September 30, and what doesn't Google's Android developer verification rule gets its first ...