NewPipe, other open-source apps are preparing users for Google's sideloading crackdown on Android

NewPipe and other open-source Android apps are warning users about Google's upcoming sideloading restrictions and offering ...
PCMag

Android 17 Beta 4.1 Is Now Live: Here's Every Feature You Can Test and Eligible Phones

Can't wait to try out Google's version of Handoff and revamped Android Auto? Here's how to get the latest Android 17 beta on ...
MacSources

The Technology Behind Clash of Clans

How Supercell built Clash of Clans on a custom mobile engine, Java servers, and AWS, and why the tech still serves tens of millions of daily players.
Sportskeeda

How to add friends in Minecraft Java Edition

To add friends in Minecraft Java Edition, you first need to download Minecraft 26.2 snapshot 7, since this feature first dropped in that snapshot. If you are reading this at a later date, the feature ...
Digital Trends

iOS 26.5 adding encryption to RCS messages exchanged between Androids and iPhones

Apple is adding encrypted RCS to messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users with iOS 26.5, but the useful detail is what you’ll see when protection is actually active. The support is in the ...
Neowin

Google adding a WebGPU kill switch for Chrome on Android 16

Google will let you make Chrome on Android 16 more secure by introducing a toggle for disabling WebGPU. But doing this will come with some trade offs. Google is reportedly working on a new security ...
GitHub

lalakii/android_smtp_client

SmtpClient is a lightweight, pure-Java SMTP client library for Android.It supports STARTTLS (port 587) and implicit TLS (port 465), AUTH LOGIN, UTF-8 subjects and HTML bodies (base64), priority levels ...
Business Wire

Azul Warns Enterprises of Looming Java Application Modernization Crisis as Multiple Java Versions Near End of Support

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azul, the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today’s AI and cloud-first world, today warned enterprises of a growing Java application modernization crisis driven ...
Android Police

The Android apps I used to take control of my lock screen

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
Digital Trends

Running Android apps on your Windows 11 PC is about to feel slightly better

Microsoft is working on a useful upgrade for Phone Link that fixes one of the most annoying parts of streaming Android apps on Windows 11. A new expanded view option lets you stretch Android apps ...
Android Authority

Android 17 may finally add the native App Lock feature Pixel users have been waiting for

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...
Droid Life

Google Adding New Sideload Process for Unverified App Installs on Android

Back in August, Google announced that it would soon require developers to verify before their apps could be installed on your Android device if you tried to install ...