In a move long awaited by Android users, Google has finally launched its revamped Find My Device network. This new feature offers a significant boost in lost device recovery, bringing Android closer to Apple’s “Find My” functionality. During the Google IO 2023 event , Google...
Category: Android
We have been tracking the development and release of Android 14 since its first developer preview. Today, the second Developer Preview of Android 14 gets released, building on the work of the first developer preview of Android 14 from last month with additional enhancements to...
Google has just released the first developer preview of Android 14, named the Upside Down Cake! As we all know, Google has long discontinued the naming of Android versions (since Android 10). However, they do still continue to name them atleast for their internal use...
Designed by India’s premier institute, IIT Madras, funded by Indian Government, developed by JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), free and open-source, is getting an alternative to the most dominant mobile operating systems of Android and iOS. An operating system, that boasts of complete privacy, with...
Android SDK Extensions – Extend new functionality to existing Android devices
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
January 14, 2023
Android, since version 10, has been supporting Modular System Components. This allows to expedite functional and security updates to the Android ecosystem outside of major API level releases and make new functionality backward compatible on already-released Android versions. End-user devices can receive updates to these...
Android Auto overhaul – Share your digital car key!
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
January 12, 2023
After years, Google finally has brought in a major overhaul to its Android Auto infotainment system. Android Auto has been around for almost a decade with ever growing acceptance amongst the users and car manufacturers alike. Simply connect your phone to your car display –...
As the holiday season kicks in, Android has come up with some new features to spice up your holidays, as part of Android’s December 2022 features update! Some of them even can help you get in the spirit, too. Have fun and express yourself with...
Google is raising the quality bar on Android apps, with sharing insights and notices to both, the developers as well as users. Quality of an app is as important to the end user as it should be to the developer, as that is what will...
Now in Android – Google’s official reference app for Android developers
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
November 12, 2022
Now in Android is the Google’s official reference app for Android developers. Google’s Now in Android is a sample application, that Android developers can refer to, in order to get a complete reference of what the Android team has done recently, what is expected, what...
Google today launched the Android 13 Go Edition following the Android 13 on Google Pixel phones launch with their announcement back in August 2022. For those caught unaware, Android Go Edition is the version of Android, tailored for low end smart phones with less than...