In addition to the announcement for new Android XR hardware partners (like Warby Parker), Google shared developer-related news for their new wearable platform too. Developers are getting the Android ...

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

Google packed this year’s Android developer announcements with enough AI tooling, adaptive UI updates, and cross-device ambitions to make a laptop fan spin just from reading the changelog. During ...

The Android Canary program officially replaces the long-standing Android Developer Preview program. Unlike Developer Previews, which were limited to early release cycles, the Canary channel offers a ...

Google has started the rollout of a new Android developer verification system designed to reduce malicious apps and improve platform security, with global enforcement planned in the coming years. The ...

Android’s developer verification protections will take effect on September 30, 2026, starting with users in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Developers distributing apps through ...

Google’s Android Developer Verification raises a bigger question: can Android remain open when Google increasingly governs participation?