Android 17 blocks non-accessibility apps from the Accessibility API in Advanced Protection Mode, reducing malware abuse and the attack surface.

Android 17 Beta 2 now enables a stricter Advanced Protection feature that clamps down on apps that aren't classified as ...

The OpenTelemetry Android SDK ships with capabilities that would take significant effort to replicate in Dart: OkHttp instrumentation and batch processing to reduce network calls and battery ...

Rolling out now to the Galaxy S26 series, Gemini task automation – also referred to as “screen automation” – hands control over certain Android apps to your AI assistant. We got a preview of this when ...

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...

Google has started rolling out Gemini screen automation on the S26, and this capability has usage limits like other Gemini app features.

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

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday.

Making sure you can send an emergency Tweet ...

Google is rolling out Play Games Sidekick, a new AI overlay powered by Gemini Live that can guide you through Android games with real time tips and strategies.

To improve image cache management in their Android app, Grab engineers transitioned from a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache to a Time-Aware Least Recently Used (TLRU) cache, enabling them to reclaim ...

With zero coding skills, I was able to quickly assemble camera feeds from around the world into a single view. Here's how I did it, and why it's both promising and terrifying for all of us.