In an attempt to reduce fragmentation of its Android OS, Google is requiring developers of new and updated apps to comply with its most recent APIs. While certainly not a panacea for its Android ...

The table is shown when developers create a new project in Android Studio and determine which API version to target. The October 2018 report provides a good analog to compare adoption rates for a ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

Fragmentation has been a longstanding complaint about the Android ecosystem. Often users miss out on features of the latest Android version because they are using older devices that are no longer ...

There likely will not be an Android 13L. Android 13 is API level 33 and Android 14’s API level appears to be 34. Google is likely skipping 13L because the features of 12L are already incorporated into ...

While NN API drivers have usually been updated along with major OS updates, now the companies say they can roll out quickly via Google Play Services. Even better, the updates will be available for ...

Low-overhead graphics APIs are all the rage these days, at least if you’re the sort of person who gets excited about graphics APIs. iOS 8 introduced Metal last year, and OS X El Capitan will bring the ...

If your Android phone is still running version 12 or older, it might be time for an urgent update, or even a replacement. Google is making under-the-radar changes to how Android apps function, and it ...

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Google Android operating system which could allow cyberattackers to covertly capture Wi-Fi broadcast data in order to track users. On Wednesday, researchers ...

We recently published a rather lengthy review of Google's newest operating system, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, but there was one feature we couldn't get working in time for the review: the new automatic ...