Why it matters: This accelerated and more frequent release cycle is a significant shift in Android's development strategy. By aligning more closely with device manufacturers' schedules and offering ...

Building directly for Android beats creating web apps by a mile.

APIs are the lifelines of the digital world today. They link apps, services, and devices without users even realizing it. When you order a cab, process a payment, or even check the weather, an API is ...

A new system service to check if an app is registered to a verified developer will be rolled out this month. Google announced ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With Google opening up its smart home platform, the once Apple-only smart home company Eve says development of ...

It’s been years since I did any mobile development — and much of what I’ve done has been with mobile app dev platforms like Appcelerator. The last time I did anything substantial was some hacking on ...

Since the launch of Health Connect in 2022, Google has been winding down the Google Fit developer APIs. Earlier this week, the company fully detailed how the “Google Fit APIs have been deprecated and ...

Early returns on the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” software development kit have developers praising the unified perspective and capabilities of the Google mobile OS — but their ability to test new ...

APIs are application programming interfaces. They are pieces of software that act as a bridge between one application and another application, piece of hardware or database of information, for example ...