Google launches Privacy Sandbox on Android
The move represents a multiyear initiative to improve Android privacy
Google this week announced that it’s launching a multiyear initiative to improve privacy for users of its Android operating system. The initiative primarily targets mobile advertising. More than 90% of the apps on Goog... Read more
Google sees future in Android tablets, makes hefty investments
Google is recruiting staff to further develop Android tablets and apps. A new job posting underscores that Android tablets play a growing role in Google's strategy.
At the end of 2021, Google announced Android 12L, a special Android 12 version for tablets. During the announcement, Google claimed... Read more
Google releases Android 12 Beta 4
The Android team at Google announced the fourth beta of Android 12, which locks in all the app-facing behaviours of the operating system while making it stabler. The company said that this is a major milestone in the road toward the Android 12 release later this year.
Developers can now test and... Read more
Google unveils new App releases for developers
Jetpack Compose 1.0 and the stable release of Android Studio Arctic Fox should make developers happy this summer.
This week the Google Android developer team unveiled two important product releases for their developer base. The first is the 1.0 version of Jetpack Compose. This is Android’s too... Read more
Google releases new features for core Android apps
Google introduced new features for several of the core Android apps, intended to improve the user experience in accessibility, messaging, and password security. The updates come after the search giant debuted its first developer preview of Android 12, the next release of the smartphone OS.
The h... Read more
Android apps still exposed to a severe bug that was fixed in April
Security researchers have seen major Android apps vulnerable to a known flaw that gives attackers access to the users' phones and data. According to the research, the apps affected are some of the most used and well-known kind.
The affected apps include Bumble, Grindr, OkCupid, Cisco Teams, Moov... Read more