This post is an introduction to Android app development for beginners. How to get setup and start your first Android project, and where to go from there!

Java is the official language of Android, but you can also write apps in C or C++ using the NDK. But which language is faster on Android?

Amazon's early approach to hybrid HTML5 Android app development may not have been a straight path, but according to their director of app developer services, Ethan Evans, the process taught volumes.

Here's what Meta's developers have learned from moving their code base from the Java programming language over to Kotlin.

Older Android devices can be had for a song, and in many cases are still packing considerable computational power. With built in networking, a battery, and a big touch screen, they could easily tak… ...

Android 13 has new features for developers, including an update to Java, some of which will also be coming to older versions of Android.

Apple's Swift programming language is now being officially extended to support Android app development through the establishment of a ...

These languages will help current and new mobile application developers navigate the programming landscape to code apps that are stable, secure, and compatible with modern mobile architectures.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

That came as a bit of a surprise, given that Java had long been the preferred language for Android app development, but few announcements at that year’s I/O got more applause.