Android 17 Beta arrives with quiet but meaningful changes, hinting at a smarter release cycle and subtle polish ahead.

Google also says Android 17 Beta 1 debuts new performance optimizations with better management of system resources. The OS ...

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Android 17 focuses on adaptability of apps across different form factors, enhances performance, and it's now available to download on Pixel 6 series and later models.

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...

This guide will help you build a fully functional Android app using Java only, without Android Studio. It covers setting up the environment, creating a minimal project, building debug APKs, and ...

Abstract: While the received wisdom says that testing at levels like classes and methods is necessary for detecting bugs in programs, the application of unit testing to Android development in practice ...

When it comes to mobile devices, iOS and Android dominate the market, yet the apps available on each platform differ in several important ways. Understanding these differences can help users make the ...

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...

While Android Auto may have its own quirks and shortcomings, it's one of the best and safest ways to use certain functions of your smartphone when driving. If you wish to make a call, play music, or ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...

The Samsung Galaxy XR is designed to be a showcase for Android XR, Google's new AR / VR operating system, but unlike competing mixed reality headsets, Google says there will be few limits on the apps ...