Android's sideloading is not being shut down by Google. Rather, it is being revamped to help better secure the third-party experience on the smartphone platform. The sideloading revamp for Android ...

Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. The company originally ...

Some new Material 3 Expressive animations in the Google Play Store are rolling out now. The shape of the download progress ring around the app icons is changing, as is the loading icon when switching ...

This is important because: iPhone users have long had this contact sharing method called NamedDrop that works by bringing two iPhones close together and instantly swapping info. That convenience and ...

Nothing OS 4.0 is currently rolling out to Phone 3 Nothing OS 4.0 will soon be released for CMF Phone models The company has yet to reveal full release schedule ...

The big picture: While Google maintains that identity verification will enhance security and trust across the platform, open-source communities remain concerned that even a softened version of the ...

The long-awaited Hotspot-on-iOS project is reporting major progress: OpenJDK is now able to build and run on iOS. This is the next milestone on a journey that started a long time ago; InfoQ first ...

A "Keep Android Open" campaign is pushing back on new rules from Google that will reportedly block users from sideloading apps on Android phones. It's unclear who's running the campaign, but a blog ...

Nothing gets in the way of using a mobile device more than lag and bogged-down performance. Unfortunately, this is bound to happen with most phones and tablets, but you can take advantage of some ...