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Gemini Pro preview - Even better coding performance

Android

Gemini Pro preview - Even better coding performance


  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025
  • By Richard Harris

Developers gain powerful new tools for UI design, video-to-code workflows, and agentic programming with the Gemini Pro Preview – even better coding performance, now enhanced to deliver faster, more reliable coding experiences across modern web apps....


Boost app quality with new Play Console Insights

Android

Boost app quality with new Play Console Insights


  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
  • By Austin Harris

Developers can now access enhanced metrics, a redesigned dashboard, and actionable alerts to build better apps, making it easier than ever to monitor performance, reduce issues, and boost app quality with new Play Console insights....


Android 15 releases to AOSP

Android

Android 15 releases to AOSP


  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

Android 15 releases to AOSP and the update will roll out to Pixel devices soon and expand to select devices from brands like Samsung, Lenovo, and Xiaomi in the coming months. This release enhances open-source development, enabling developers to build...


UK android app developers file class action suit against Google

Android

UK android app developers file class action suit against Google


  • Thursday, September 12, 2024
  • By Freeman Lightner

Google is facing a £1.04 billion class action claim brought by UK Android app developers over its Play Store. Professor Barry Rodger alleges that Google abused its dominant market position by imposing excessive fees on developers, who have been force...


Google smartphones are facing huge loyalty issues says Statista

Android

Google smartphones are facing huge loyalty issues says Statista


  • Monday, June 3, 2024
  • By Richard Harris

Despite efforts to capture market share from Apple and Samsung, Google remains a niche smartphone player. Recent analysis from Statista revealed the new Pixel 8a aims to attract users with AI-driven software, but Google faces loyalty issues as 57% of...


Huawei and Samsung see drop in market shares

Android

Huawei and Samsung see drop in market shares


  • Tuesday, February 21, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

Samsung, and Huawei have seen their market shares drop year-over-year, while Chinese smartphone manufacturers, Oppo and Vivo, have gained ground and now hold 22.6% of the Android market but the Samsung Galaxy A12 is still the top Android phone with a...


Most used Android mobile devices throughout the world

Android

Most used Android mobile devices throughout the world


  • Wednesday, December 1, 2021
  • By Austin Harris

Uptodown launched a report on the most used Android mobile devices throughout the world. The Galaxy A12 is the most popular model in North America, the Huawei nova 7i is the most popular model in Southern Europe, and the popular model in Africa is th...


Uptodown: An alternative to Google Play

Android

Uptodown: An alternative to Google Play


  • Wednesday, June 2, 2021
  • By Richard Harris

We recently spoke with Luis Hernandez Garrido, CEO of Uptodown, to hear more about how Uptodown is an alternative to Google Play, which guarantees users and developers the right to choose where to get their apps and games from and improves privacy....


StrandHogg Android vulnerability identified

Android

StrandHogg Android vulnerability identified


  • Thursday, December 5, 2019
  • By Freeman Lightner

Serious Android vulnerability leaves most apps vulnerable to attacks. Identified by Norwegian app security company Promon, following several attacks on a number of customer bank accounts, the StrandHogg vulnerability allows real-life malware to pose ...


Nodle cash app now available for android

Android

Nodle cash app now available for android


  • Monday, November 11, 2019
  • By Austin Harris

The Nodle Cash App is now available in the Google Play Store for Android phones. Previously, this app was only available preinstalled on HTC Exodus 1 smartphones....


Android Dev Summit highlights

Android

Android Dev Summit highlights


  • Monday, October 28, 2019
  • By Freeman Lightner

Announcements from the 2019 Android Developer Summit include Jetpack Compose, Android Studio 4.0 in Canary, Android App Bundles, the future of Android, and the modern android development experience....


Cross platform graphical toolkit from the Qt Company arrives

Android

Cross platform graphical toolkit from the Qt Company arrives


  • Monday, August 26, 2019
  • By Freeman Lightner

The Qt Company introduces Qt for MCUs, a graphics toolkit for the creation of smartphone-like experiences and offers ultimate performance with a tiny footprint for devices in the connected vehicle, wearable, smart home, industrial and medical sectors...


Why Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is easier to develop for and deploy

Android

Why Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is easier to develop for and deploy


  • Wednesday, May 22, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

With the new edition of Google Glass comes better developer support improved CPU, enhanced camera, longer battery life, and advancements in security....


Error monitoring system from Rollbar now on Google Cloud

Android

Error monitoring system from Rollbar now on Google Cloud


  • Friday, April 12, 2019
  • By Austin Harris

Rollbar partners with Google Cloud Platform to enhance automatic error detection for developer software....


Push notification value increases with intensity

Android

Push notification value increases with intensity


  • Monday, March 4, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Marfeel research finds optimal push notification strategies for user engagement, intensity can increase the value of notifications by up to 40 percent. Delivering value means setting standards to make sure that push notifications remain engaging, and...


Productive app updates while prioritizing the customer

Android

Productive app updates while prioritizing the customer


  • Monday, February 25, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Publishing app updates keep developers innovating their product, but if you don't listen to users and stay mindful of important feedback you could be spinning your wheels....


Why everyone should learn to code

Android

Why everyone should learn to code


  • Monday, January 28, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

For some people learning to code induces feelings of nausea, projectile vomiting, children born with the head of a golden retriever, possession by the price of darkness, and other such side effects. But Fahim Ul Haq of Educative has a completely diff...


Android Studio update fixes over 200 reported bugs, here's what's new

Android

Android Studio update fixes over 200 reported bugs, here's what's new


  • Tuesday, January 15, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Android Studio updates to version 3.3 and aims to help developers stay productive in making great apps for Android. Since the last stable release, Android Studio 3.3 addresses over 200 user reported bugs....


Google is turning on the Restore feature soon

Android

Google is turning on the Restore feature soon


  • Thursday, January 10, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

A changing is coming to the Restore feature in the Google Play Console. On April 15, 2019, Google will be turning on the Restore feature for all developers with subscriptions enabled to ensure a more consistent user experience....


Java vs. Kotlin: The raging debate

Android

Java vs. Kotlin: The raging debate


  • Thursday, December 13, 2018
  • By Ashish Parmar

Deciding if you should use Java vs. Kotlin for Android development is a debate that is still fresh with pros and cons on either side. But despite the argument, Kotlin marches on with a strong developer force behind it, replacing regular Java as it st...


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