ARM has released the latest edition of the ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5 v5.9) toolchain, with additional support for graphics analysis on ARM Mali graphics processing units. The toolchain, which is ...

In the earlier days of Android, modding your device was a popular hobby that gave you more control and unlocked features not found in stock Android. Custom ROMs transformed your experience with ...

Android users with older phones typically can't enjoy new Android updates because their devices aren't up to date. Google aims to change this problem with the extension of the Android SDK. The ...

Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private. Currently, Google shares some of the work it does on the public AOSP ...

Basically wondering...has anyone here done it? Come close? Used the Android NDK to build any Linux utility for Android? Reason I ask is because there is a gcc build for the KBOX environment I'm ...

There are multiple operating systems powering our mobile devices today. For both indie developers and large companies, there is a critical question that needs to be answered before development begins: ...

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows you to wirelessly issue commands to your phone, removing the need for cables. Wireless ADB works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chromebooks. No platform is better ...

Coinciding with the coming of Java 8 in 2014, Google adopted the Jack compiler toolchain to simplify all the moving parts required to build an Android mobile app while using the new language features ...

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