Google Brings a Long-Missing Apple Feature to Android

Google’s Continue On in Android 17 lets users move supported tasks from phone to tablet, bringing Apple-like Handoff to ...
PCMag

The Android 17 Beta Is Here. What It Includes and Which Phones Can Test It

Want Google's version of Handoff and a revamped Android Auto before everyone else? Here's how to install the latest Android ...
The Commonwealth

Global Youth Development Index Update Report 2023

A global overview of the state of youth development, using the most up-to-date comparative data to offer insights and illustrate trends across a range of indicators covering the period 2010–2022. The ...
Gizmochina

8 Android 17 features in development I can’t wait to use

Google has already released four betas of Android 17, which are more than enough to show us what the upcoming version has in store. There are some new, exciting features, as well as many essential ...
Android

Apple’s Swift Language is Now Officially on Android to Break App Development Barriers

The latest Swift 6.3 update introduces the first official Swift SDK for Android. This allows developers to build native Android apps or integrate Swift code into existing Kotlin/Java projects. The ...
The Verge

Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period

The one-time ‘advanced flow’ includes 24 hours of cooling off time. The one-time ‘advanced flow’ includes 24 hours of cooling off time. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism.
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 ...
MacRumors

Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple's Swift

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 ...
Ars Technica

Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs

As we careen toward a future in which Google has final say over what apps you can run, the company has sought to assuage the community’s fears with a blog post and a casual “backstage” video. Google ...
Wired

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...
TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...