Samsung just ended one of mobile's most persistent frustrations. The Galaxy S26 series can now send files directly to iPhones ...

Embrace, the user-focused observability platform, announced that the donation of its Kotlin implementation and SDK to OpenTelemetry has been accepted. This contribution expands vendor-neutral ...

Google is adding a stricter sideloading process on Android, preserving app installs from outside Google Play while making ...

Google has made several major changes to the Android development cycle in recent years, and as a result, newer versions now ...

Android's sideloading is not going away, but things are changing as Google has new requirements for developers.

Google is framing the change as a direct response to feedback from “power users” who want the freedom to take calculated ...

Google has introduced Advanced Flow for Android, requiring a 24-hour wait, reboot, and biometric check before sideloading ...

Sideloading has been a key part of Android since the beginning, not only delivering a lot of flexibility to Android, but also ...

Running Android apps on my PC used to feel wrong, but Linux makes them feel right at home, and it's better than any Winddows ...

Google won't allow people to (easily) sideload apps through APK files on certified Android devices starting in September 2026 ...

Google has announced a new mechanism in Android called Advanced Flow that will allow sideloading APKs from unverified ...

Google went back to the drawing board on its plans to limit sideloading, implementing a new system that looks to strike a balance between security and openness.