Google expands Android XR tools as developers prepare for Samsung smart glasses

At the latest The Android Show, XR Edition, Google has announced a unified platform for the developers of Android and Android ...
Android Authority

Developing for Android vs developing for iOS - in 5 rounds

One of the awesome things about being an Android developer is just how accessible it is, in terms of how easy it is to get started and how easy it is to distribute apps to users. To me, it feels like ...

I wore Google's upcoming Android XR smart glasses, and it's a future I'd actually want to live in

From multimodal AI glasses to immersive headsets, Google's Android XR vision is more ambitious - yet clearer - than ever.
Network World

Developing for the iPhone and Android: The pros and cons

Smartphones and their apps are the new way of the world, and developers are lured by their increasing popularity. But with two major platforms — Apple’s recently upgraded and renamed iOS 4 and ...
Road to VR

‘VRChat’ Now in Development for Android and iOS Devices

VRChat, the popular social VR platform, announced that flatscreen ports for both Android and iOS are currently in development. The company says in a developer blog that while there’s still no release ...

Android 16 QPR2 Rolls Out With New AI Tools and Customization Upgrades

Android 16 QPR2 brings AI-powered notification summaries, deeper dark theme options, and built-in parental controls, starting ...
Android Police

Android could soon have a native Linux terminal app

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
Gear Live

Why Google will stop developing Android

"It's important that Apple not be the developer for the world. We can't take all of our energy, and all of our care, and finish the painting and have someone else put their name on it." - Tim Cook, ...
Ars Technica

Developing for Android on Mac: What am I missing? (Confused screenvid included!)

It must be something really obvious and stupid, but I can't figure it out. Start Eclipse. Tell it to make a new Android project. Name it. Base it on one of the samples. Wait. Am presented with blank ...
GizChina

Firefox for Android is developing a new tablet interface - uses a PC-like tab bar

In the Firefox Nightly version, the path to enable this feature is as follows: Settings - About Firefox Nightly - Click the Firefox LOGO five times in a row to enable this feature. Interface of ...

Here's your first look at the slick animation for Android’s NameDrop-style contact sharing feature

Here's an exclusive first look at the new animation for Google's upcoming NameDrop-style contact-sharing feature for Android.

Valve is developing an Android-Linux bridge for Steam called "Lepton"

Someone at Valve must have a real passion for particle physics and science. After building Proton – the massively successful compatibility layer for running Windows x86 ...