One of the awesome things about being an Android developer is just how accessible it is, in terms of how easy it is to get started and how easy it is to distribute apps to users. To me, it feels like ...

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Smartphones and their apps are the new way of the world, and developers are lured by their increasing popularity. But with two major platforms — Apple’s recently upgraded and renamed iOS 4 and ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

It must be something really obvious and stupid, but I can't figure it out. Start Eclipse. Tell it to make a new Android project. Name it. Base it on one of the samples. Wait. Am presented with blank ...

Google’s Android project, which lets outside developers build mobile software applications, is drawing interest. But Google has lagged on its offering; it’s not ready for prime time. Not even the ...

The desktop Android version of Chrome offers familiar advantages on large-screen Android devices. The new version is not on the Play Store yet, available to developers, and lacks sync with Google ...

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...