The official Android docs describe Android Jetpack as “a set of libraries, tools and architectural guidance.” This vague description has left many developers wondering what Android Jetpack really is.

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Developing for Android can be an arduous affair given Google's yearly OS release cycle and shifting API requirements for ...

Finally, a whopping two-and-a-half months after the release of Android 7.0 Nougat, the Android 7.0 Compatibility Definition Document (CDD) has been published. The CDD is Google’s list of rules for ...

Today, it’s rare to encounter an Android application that never connects to the internet. Whether your app is backing up data to the cloud, authenticating users via “Sign In With Google,” downloading ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

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The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. In a blog post today, Google has announced major upcoming changes to applications submitted to the Play Store. These ...

With every version of Android, Google adds new features and security optimizations. Many of those won't matter to users until developers get around to adding the ...

Biometric authentication has been a part of Android for a few years at this point, but times are changing and so is the way we log into our phones. Face unlock is the next big thing, and Google is ...