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In an April 28 blog post, Google raises the issue of backward compatibility for Android applications, which causes some observers to ask: why? The Android developer site provides some answers.

Google on Wednesday released the third Android 12 developer preview for its Pixel phone lineup. As with the previous Android 12 previews, this update focuses solely on developer-facing features ...

Developer tools included in Android 13 The first few early previews of any upcoming Android release give developers time to learn about the new tools and API changes coming to the operating system.

The company took to its Android developer blog (h/t: r/Android) to announce automatic update prompts for crashing apps. So what does that mean?

Support for Android O is only one of the new additions to Android Things. With the newest Developer Preview, Google has also introduced support for new hardware, new device management APIs and ...

The company announced on its Android Developer Blog on Thursday that lock screen widgets will return to Android 16, confirming nearly a year of rumors that Google would be bringing the feature ...

Just a couple of weeks ahead of Google I/O 2021, the company has just redesigned its Android developer website, giving it a fresh coat of paint with new page layouts, colors, and more.

The Android Developer Blog also mentions that those running the preview will need to reflash their device to a factory image when it launches later this fall in order to receive consumer OTA updates.

Developers of the Google-backed Android mobile application platform have released revision 3 of Android NDK (Native Development Kit), which complements Android SDK by enabling developers to build ...