This is not a sideloading ban. Google is preserving the ability to install apps from outside the Play Store, but wrapping that ability in identity checks, warning screens, and a waiting period. The ...

Android 17 introduces new memory rules for apps to prevent them from using too much RAM. If an app occupies too much of the ...

Google is making it a bit more difficult to sideload certain apps.

Google says Gemma has passed a billion downloads and 100,000 variants. A Google engineer says the count excludes Android and ...

Sure, we'd love more RAM and storage in all our devices, but making software more efficient will likely provide a better long ...

With the launch of Android 17 Google brought in per-app memory limits to help wrangle certain apps and keep them from hogging ...

Android 17 is limiting on how much memory individual apps can use. Apps that use too much memory can slow down and eventually ...

This allows app developers to receive an age range of young users set by parents or guardians enabling them to tailor content ...

Motorola’s Android 17 list covers more than 50 phones, but missing models raise bigger questions about software support and device longevity.

Aptoide has announced that Aptoide Games is now downloadable through Google Play for Android users in the United States. The company specializes in mobile games but was previously only available ...

Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API to Android developers worldwide, with testing underway in Brazil. The tool lets parents share a child’s age range through Google Family Link, helping apps ...