F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

You can now access most of your Android phone's files from the Linux Terminal app, starting in Android 16 QPR2.

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

Nothing is officially launching its Android 16 update in beta today, but Nothing OS 4.0 unexpectedly leaves out a ...

After a prolonged delay (including issues last week), all Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 users are now seeing the “No Data Wipe” opt-out OTA.

F-Droid is raising alarms over Google's recent decision to strictly limit app sideloading on Android. After 15 years on the market, the alternative app store now ...

Android's Linux terminal can use GPU acceleration (gfxstream) to render graphical Linux apps. Current renderer uses Lavapipe ...

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Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new ...