Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next

Google has started rolling out Android's new developer verification, with user-facing sideloading changes arriving later this ...

Microsoft: Third-Party Android Vulnerability Leaves Over 50M Users Exposed

A flaw in the EngageLab SDK exposed 50 million Android users, allowing malicious apps to exploit trusted permissions and ...
9to5Google

Google updates best AI models for coding Android apps, Gemini & GPT 5.4 at the top

The “Android Bench” for ranking AI models used in Android app development has been updated, with OpenAI’s latest model ...
Microsoft

Intent redirection vulnerability in third-party SDK exposed millions of Android wallets to potential risk

A severe Android intent‑redirection vulnerability in a widely deployed SDK exposed sensitive user data across millions of ...
ExtremeTech

You Can Now Use Apple's Swift Coding Language to Build Android Apps

Apple's Swift programming language now officially supports native Android app development. This new capability comes with ...

6 Android 17 features in development I can't wait to use

Google is testing a lot of new features ...

Avalonia bolts Linux and WebAssembly onto .NET MAUI

The Avalonia team has previewed a backend for MAUI (multi-platform app UI) using .NET 11 (itself in preview), enabling developers to add Linux and WebAssembly targets to their cross-platform GUI ...
eWeek

Google Launches Free Offline AI Dictation App

Google launched a free offline AI dictation app on iOS, highlighting a shift toward private, on-device speech-to-text tools.

Gemma 4 Explained: What It Is, What It Can Do, And How To Use It Right Now

The new family of AI models can run on a smartphone, a Raspberry Pi, or a data centre, and is free to use commercially.
9to5Google

Android 17 adds ‘location button’ for apps and more private ‘Approximate’ algorithm

Android 17 features a number of location privacy updates, with the latest introduced in Beta 3 being the "location button." ...