An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 has arrived for Pixel phones. Google says that this build has reached Platform Stability, meaning that ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Last month, Google announced the first ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, ...

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Google's Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 adds custom icons, step tracking, and better performance, but Pixel 10 owners may need to ...

Developing for the Play Store? Google will require developers to place a link to where app data can be deleted. Image: Google Google’s newest developer policy aims to give Android users more control ...

Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...