Embrace Contributes Its Kotlin Implementation and SDK to OpenTelemetry

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 ...
9to5Google

Android isn’t killing sideloading, and Google found a near-perfect compromise

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

Certified Android devices won’t let users sideload APK app files anymore, or at least it won’t be straightforward

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

Google adds ‘Advanced Flow’ for safe APK sideloading on Android

Google has announced a new mechanism in Android called Advanced Flow that will allow sideloading APKs from unverified ...
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Android's sideloading changes, the big Visual Studio Code update, better Linux phones, and more: News roundup

Everything you may have missed from the past week.

Here’s How Google’s ‘Safer’ Sideloading Works on Android

While Google is restricting app downloads from sources other than the Google Play Store, the company will allow sideloading ...
IEEE

ASDroid: Resisting Evolving Android Malware With API Clusters Derived From Source Code

Abstract: Machine learning-based Android malware detection has consistently demonstrated superior results. However, with the continual evolution of the Android framework, the efficacy of the deployed ...
Android Police

These free Android apps are so good that I'm ready to pay for them

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...
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Samsung wants to let you vibe code apps and more on future Galaxy phones

As Samsung doubles down on AI for its Galaxy smartphones, the company says it is “looking into” ways to bring vibe coding into the experience. Speaking to TechRadar, Samsung said that it is looking ...