Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

I spoke with Sam Bright, VP and GM of Google Play and Developer Ecosystem, about Gemini's expansion in Android Studio. The real story is the way AI cuts toil across the lifecycle.

Android 17 Fixes Long-Standing App Orientation Frustrations

Android 17 finally removes the developer opt-out for app orientation and resizability restrictions on large-screen devices.

Android 17 fixes one of our biggest frustrations, paving the way for Android laptops

However, Android 17 will also bring significant improvements to our phones. A useful side effect of these restrictions is ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Android 17 Beta Introduces Secure-By-Default Architecture

Android 17 introduces two major security updates. The android:usesCleartextTraffic attribute has been deprecated, and apps targeting API level 37 that enable cleartext traffic without a corresponding ...
Forbes

Stop Using This App On Your iPhone—Warning Issued For Apple Users

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Your data leaks through your phone. This happens because apps abuse permissions and then ...
Android Authority

Android 17 may finally add the native App Lock feature Pixel users have been waiting for

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...
TechCrunch

Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text, and doodles

The ex-Googler team behind the 3D design app Rooms from Things, Inc. is out with its latest project: a playful AI photo editor called Mixup. The iOS-only app lets anyone create new AI-generated photos ...
Microsoft

Inside the new Power Apps: The future of app development

Note: This video features pre-release visuals; the final product may differ. AI-generated sections have been edited for clarity, and playback is sped up 4x for quicker viewing. With these innovations, ...
9to5google

Google app rolling out Images tab on Android, iOS

After testing in recent months, Google is going ahead with a dedicated “Images” tab in the Search app on Android and iOS. This “Images” tab at the center of the bottom bar is a “new way to discover ...
Android

Google Supercharges Android Development with Gemini AI Tools

Google is rolling out a wave of new AI-powered tools for Android developers, led by Gemini integrations across Google Play and Android Studio. Developers can now use Gemini to translate and localize ...
InfoWorld

Swift SDK arrives for Android development

The Swift Android workgroup has announced nightly preview releases of the Swift SDK for Android, a tool kit for developing Android mobile applications with Apple’s Swift language. Instructions for ...