South Korea's antitrust regulator has launched formal proceedings against Google over a developer incentive program that allegedly steered game publishers away from rival app stores.

Google will begin enforcing Android developer verification on Sept. 30 in Brazil and three APAC markets, changing how apps are installed.

In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year. The initial deployment will be limited to countries with a high level of app scams: Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.

Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts in devices. This is a major change in the Android rollout schedule as, over the past few years, Google released its first Android developer beta around Q2, with a ...

Google will block normal installs of apps from unverified Android developers in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand starting Sept. 30, 2026.

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer preview of Android 15 launched in February 2024.

If you use a Google Pixel smartphone and are eager to try out the new Android 17 OS, here's the list of supported devices set to receive the update.

While there were quite a few exciting consumer announcements during Google’s annual conference, Google I/O has always been a developer-focused event. Here’s everything developers will want to know from Google I/O 2024. Google I/O’s focus on making AI ...