The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

Google has announced a new mechanism in Android called Advanced Flow, which will allow sideloading APKs from unverified developers for power users in a more secure manner. The new system, scheduled to ...

David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for ...

Google says Android will retain its side-loading capabilities; however, it won't be without a new "advanced flow" for power-users. Through this, users will need to activate developer mode on their ...

Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio's new capability to build native Android apps.

Android 16 is here! Sort of. Along with its official announcement that stable Android 16 is due out in the second quarter of next year, Google kicked off the Developer Preview period for its next ...