A fake WhatsApp clone is showing up before the real version on the Play Store
After a Chrome clone was spotted on the Play Store earlier this week, a user on Reddit says they're seeing a fake version of WhatsApp in a "sponsore…
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Instagram Modernized Its UI with an AI-Native Architecture, Cutting Token Costs by 33%
Instagram Direct migrated its Android UI from the legacy Android View system to Jetpack Compose, creating an AI-native UI codebase that is easier fo…
Ledger’s new hardware wallet is an Android phone without the phone
Ledger has announced its latest crypto-centric hardware effort, the Android-based Atom, a device that resembles a phone but is instead designed to b…
Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages
Android is introducing new scam defense features that aim to make it easier for users to evade mobile fraud, including bolstered protection in Googl…
Google Play now supports private, vibe-coded apps built just for you
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Sto…
Google makes it easier to launch your vibe-coded apps
The next time you vibe-code a custom app with Google's AI Studio, you won't have to connect your phone to a computer to install it. On Tuesday, Goog…
Android Bench 2 Adds Support for Long-Horizon Tasks, Agentic Evaluation, and Continuous Scoring
Google has released Android Bench 2.0, a major update to its benchmark framework for evaluating AI models and agents on Android development tasks. T…
A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far
Google's new operating system is off to a rocky start. The five newly launched Googlebook laptops have hardware that ranges from great to excellent,…
Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think
A common misconception I've seen with Googlebooks is that the Quick Insert and Google logo keys are new. They're not, as they first debuted a couple…
Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked
Googlebooks are here. The first models went on sale Sunday, October 4th, and we received review units of all five Googlebooks about 24 hours ago. Si…
New leaks reveal more details about the Fitbit Edge including its price
Following more images of the previously leaked Google Fitbit Edge surfacing a few days ago, new details about the upcoming fitness tracker have been…
Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks
Google has waited until the day its new Googlebook laptops hit the market to admit that Intel-based models may have issues running some Android apps…
Google's Android Security State Libraries Enable Component-Level Security Verification
Google's AndroidX Security State libraries enables apps to verify security patch status at the individual component level, rather than relying on a…
Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point y…
Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff
Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms to The Verge that the site will co…
GM can’t ‘bring back’ Apple CarPlay because it never left
Last week, GM announced a new software experience for its upcoming Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks, including a new look for Apple CarPlay and…
I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops
There are a few things about using a Googlebook that immediately feel just right. The hardware is polished (since it's based on current laptops). Th…
The long dream of the Googlebook
In late 2010, an up-and-coming Google executive named Sundar Pichai took the stage in front of a bunch of reporters and explained that Google had a…
Google Agent Development Kit for Kotlin Reaches Feature Parity with Python, Supports On-Device AI
Google has released the Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Kotlin 1.0, a production-ready framework for building AI agents across Kotlin, Android, and…
Shopify Drops React Native for Swift and Kotlin as AI Changes Cross-Platform Development Tradeoffs
Shopify recently announced it is abandoning React Native to rewrite its flagship apps in Swift and Kotlin. With the significant jump in the quality…
Google is making it easier to switch between password managers on Android
Google's new feature will transfer your passkeys as well
Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more
The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more.
Google Find Hub will soon help you locate things without a tracker
Google announced new features coming to Android devices as part of this month's feature drop update. Among the highlights are the introduction of Mo…
Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else
Google will start policing memory-hungry Android apps as a direct response to the RAM crisis. Spotted by TechCrunch, the company yesterday published…
AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps
Google is setting new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers contribute to hardware shortages that could leave lower-cost phones with…
Nothing OS 5.0 brings a new Glyph Interface app and a more customizable homescreen
With the new design of Nothing OS 5.0, app icons and widgets can use adaptive color to get color tints pulled from your wallpaper, which update when…
Android is getting its own weird dots to cure car sickness
Google is rolling out a new Android feature that's been proven to reduce, or even eliminate, motion sickness when using a phone inside a moving vehi…
De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year
GrapheneOS, an open source version of Android that prioritizes security and privacy, has detailed its plans for supporting Motorola smartphones. Off…
Presentation: Migrating Uber Eats Feeds to Webview
Nick DiStefano shares how Uber Eats migrated from traditional native app screens to a native-driven, single-page WebView architecture. He explains k…
Android now has a tap-to-share feature
Android's AirDrop-like Quick Share feature will now let some devices exchange files and contact information when tapped together. The update is comi…