5 of the best new Android apps you need to try this April

April's list of the best new Android apps includes a rather brilliant visual novel, a PDF toolkit, a useful weather app, and ...

How to Sideload Apps on Android after April 2026? (Google’s New Rules)

Google is rolling out Android developer verification to all starting April 2026 with a deadline of September 2026. Here is how to sideload apps in your Android phone after April 2026.

Google’s Android 17 Beta 3 Is Here: What’s New Ahead of the Final Release

Android 17 Beta 3 focuses on stability, security, and refinements as Google prepares for release, giving developers a near-final platform to test apps.
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You Can Now Use Apple's Swift Coding Language to Build Android Apps

Apple's Swift programming language now officially supports native Android app development. This new capability comes with ...
Macworld

Apple’s Swift can be used to create Android apps

The recently released 6.3 version of Apple’s Swift programming language features the official release of the Swift SDK for Android, which means that developers can now use Swift to write Android ...

6 Android 17 features in development I can't wait to use

It's only been a few weeks since Google rolled out the Android 16 QPR3 update, which brought changes like the ability to hide the At a Glance widget, customize navigation buttons, and enable Desktop ...
TheServerSide

How to install Visual Studio Code for Java

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

6 ways I'm already using Android 17's app bubbles to multitask better

Android 17's app bubbles have turned my phone into a mini multitasking machine, and I'm loving all the ways they can be used!