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The modern smartphone is a powerful little tool. But what makes it different from mobile phones of yesteryear is the capability to install third-party apps, letting users truly explore the machine's ...

In 2026, Android updates are becoming more frequent and modular, reducing version gaps but increasing the need for ongoing ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A class of Android app developers represented by plaintiffs’ rights law firm Hagens Berman today secured a $90 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging ...

Google is giving all Android app developers until September 31, 2021 to adopt its in-app billing system for apps distributed on the Google Play Store used to sell digital goods. The company also says ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

Android apps have come a long way in recent years, and the difference is clear: smoother navigation, faster load times, and cleaner designs. Users used to put up with clunky interfaces and slow ...

Everyone seems convinced that 2010 will be the year of Android phones - and hopefully Android paid apps too - but while we're in 2009, it seems there remains plenty of things for Google to fix. The ...

Google’s Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” mobile OS release, which is expected to debut this evening, has developers hoping for resolution of long-standing platform fragmentation problems and critical ...