Google I/O 2026: What to expect from Gemini, Android 17, and more

Google I/O 2026 is expected to focus heavily on Gemini AI, Android 17, smart devices, and Google’s broader push toward an ...
Droid Life

Google’s New Android Developer Verifier App Checks for Bad Apps

Google announced today that it has begun rolling out Android developer verification to all developers. This is the previously announced verification system that will force developers outside of Google ...

NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google's sideloading crackdown on Android

NewPipe and other open-source Android apps are warning users about Google's upcoming sideloading restrictions and offering ...

Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers

Google is reportedly offering to pay select Android developers for source-code access. Here’s what Play Store developers ...

Here’s when Google Pixels will receive Android 17 update

Android 17 will be a significant upgrade, especially for newer models like the Pixel 9 and Pixel 10, which are confirmed to ...
Android Authority

Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next

Google has started rolling out Android’s new developer verification process. Most users won’t notice changes yet, but unverified apps will soon require the ...

Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple’s AI reboot

Google is using its latest Android rollout to position Gemini as the AI layer across phones, Chrome, laptops and cars.
XDA Developers on MSNOpinion

Google locking Android down in 90 days is worse than you can imagine

Sideloading on Android will soon become a nine-step process that includes a 24-hour wait.
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...