In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...

That's less than previous years, but still a worryingly high number ...

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Google is using AI to block millions of harmful apps, crush scam tactics, and strengthen Play Protect, making Android safer.

Google announced the launch of MedGemma, which the company says contains the most capable open models that help developers build healthcare-based AI applications to examine medical images, generate ...

Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter ...

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they will ...

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, expanding Play Store and Android security enforcement.

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, ...

Starting next year, Android will block the installation of apps from unverified developers, a policy that affects both Play Store and sideloaded apps. The new system requires Android to check if a ...

Google has introduced Health AI Developer Foundations (HAI-DEF), a public resource for healthcare developers that provides open-weight models to help them build healthcare applications, initially ...