Since the beginning of Android, it’s been developed out in the open as part of the Android Open Source Project. However, it seems that they now will take this private, and develop the Android OS fully ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

There's some trouble brewing ahead for developers of custom ROMs for Pixel phones. In the midst of a reorganization about how the Android open-source project is run, Pixel ROM devs have been caught by ...

Google is making a big shift in how it manages the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which it has been maintaining for over a decade, alongside its internal branch. AOSP has allowed for a lot of ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated environment. Compared to platforms like iOS with Objective-C, which is just C ...

Google plans to move all development of Android OS behind closed doors so that the process will no longer be visible to the public. This change is a big shift for Android, which has long allowed ...

Apple's Swift programming language is now being officially extended to support Android app development through the establishment of a dedicated Android Working Group within the Swift open-source ...

In a nutshell: Google has confirmed that it will now develop Android privately as part of its efforts to streamline the development process. However, the company has assured users and developers that ...

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google’s new requirements for all Android developers to verify their identity. The third-party app store argues that Google falsely frames ...

Looking ahead: Google and Qualcomm have teased the development of a PC running on Android, marking what could be a significant shift for both companies. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon described the ...

Ultimate Summary: Google will start developing Android OS behind closed doors, starting next week. Not to be confused with taking Android closed-source, as Google will continue to open source the code ...