Google has released Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2, confirming that the API surface is now locked and app-facing behaviors are finalized. Developers can now safely adapt their apps to the latest features ...

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

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Access Developer Options on your Fire TV by clicking on the name of the device seven times. The second menu shows up with a ...

With Android Developer Verifier expected to operate in the background and without an off switch, this could leave those ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google ...

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Google will restrict sideloading to verified developers starting 2026, blocking unverified APK installations even outside the ...

Starting next year, Android will block sideloaded apps from unverified developers. If you're thinking this sounds familiar, ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 achieves Platform Stability adds SMS OTP protection, custom icon shapes, while taking down sideloading from Android.

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...