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Enabling sideloading of apps from unverified devs will soon require a 24-hour waiting period, but there's a way to skip it.

Way ahead of schedule, Android 11 is here with its first developer preview! While the beta program with its easy OTAs won’t be available for a little while yet, you can install the Android 11 ...

At its I/O 2019 developer conference, Google revealed more details about the Android Q beta 3, from new features such as gesture controls to improved security. The update is already available to ...

Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of ...

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One of the biggest benefits to owning one of Google's Pixel phones is the access to quick, monthly updates. At least, that's supposed to be the case. In the past couple of months, and randomly ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...