Google also says Android 17 Beta 1 debuts new performance optimizations with better management of system resources. The OS will use what Google calls generational garbage collection, featuring more ...

Google on Wednesday released the first beta of Android 17, which brings performance improvements and a way to add new features to media and camera apps. Most importantly, it’s changing how developers ...

Google has shipped Android 17 beta 1 to developers and introduced a continuous "always-on" Canary release channel for updates.

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured concurrency in the coming year. Oracle’s Java team in 2026 will work toward ...

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Here are eight fun one handed Android games perfect for busy moments, offering quick action, deep stories, or strategic battles in easy portrait mode: AFK Journey, Choices, Paper.io 2, Tennis Clash, ...

Steam’s maker, Valve, has been playing a huge role in Windows emulation on Android. Valve has funded projects such as Fex emulator and Proton, which allow Windows games to run on Android more easily.

On Monday, veteran game developer Rebecca Ann Heineman died in Rockwall, Texas, at age 62 after a battle with adenocarcinoma. Apogee founder Scott Miller first shared the news publicly on social media ...

As has become tradition, Google Play has returned to mark the end of another year with its roundup of the best Android apps and games from 2025. Considering just how obsessed the tech community is ...

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Valve has confirmed that Android games are now welcomed and supported on Steam. The company says the Steam Frame headset also supports the same APKs that developers are using for mobile and Meta Quest ...

The company is shifting its video game strategy to focus more on popular games you already know, such as Pictionary and Boggle. Credit... Supported by By Nicole Sperling Reporting from Los Angeles ...