Android development relies on a number of different tools, whether you choose to go the “official” route or opt instead to use one of the countless other methods available. In fact, with so many ...

To use ADB with your Android device, you must enable a feature called "USB Debugging." Open your phone's app drawer, tap the Settings icon, and select "About Phone." Scroll all the way down and tap ...

Google on Wednesday rolled out a series of updates to its Android developer tools, including releasing the developer preview of Jetpack Compose. The updates, announced at the Android Dev Summit, are ...

Today Sprint announced a new set of tools for developers to use for testing Android applications on the Sprint network. The site will include implementation information for Sprint’s Android-powered ...

As part of this year’s Android Dev Summit, Google has unveiled a suite of new tools for developers, making it easier to use the new Material You design language and create apps for larger screens.

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 ...

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

Google’s Chrome OS team has reportedly announced new features that will make the Android app experience better on Chromebooks. The features are primarily coming on the developer side of the equation.

Last week, Google postponed its Android 11 event, because, as the company rightly noted, “now is not the time to celebrate.” Today, however, it went ahead and launched both the first beta of Android ...

With its dramatic shift to a mobile-first focus, Facebook has emphasized the value it places on helping developers use its third-party platform to build out and distribute their own apps. The company ...

With Android rapidly spreading across mobile phones, it only makes sense that Facebook would want to give developers tools to incorporate its social features into applications for the Google platform.