Android is drastically different from what it was a decade ago, and these now-defunct but unforgetable apps made it much more useful.

Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new ...

Google says that "sideloading is of fundamental importance for Android" and will not disappear. However, uncertainties remain.

First and foremost, Google clarifies that it is not killing or doing away with sideloading on Android with this move. Instead ...

For years, smartphones have offered the same one-size-fits-all experience to everyone. Rows of pre-installed apps. Operating systems are designed more to capture attention than to help you get things ...

Indications in the Android 16 and 17 system code suggest Google is working on its own cross-device services, to add similar ...

The company insisted that sideloading is here to stay, which has been one of the biggest questions Android enthusiasts have ...

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

Google is continuing to slowly tease its rumored plans to bring Android to PCs, merging it with ChromeOS, and now Qualcomm ...

The Google Gemini app is facing some issues on Monday morning (PT) with some prompts not properly executing. The mobile apps on Android and iOS, as well as gemini.google.com, are seeing a partial ...

F-Droid is raising alarms over Google's recent decision to strictly limit app sideloading on Android. After 15 years on the market, the alternative app store now ...

Google is rolling out Gemini AI to Google Drive for Android and iOS, giving users new ways to summarise, query, and manage ...