I found a Gemini feature so good, I stopped using everything else

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ...
CNX Software

Monitor live traffic from V2X signals with V2X2MAP open-source Android app and an ESP32-C5 development board

V2X2MAP is an open-source receiver and live map for ITS-G5 / V2X traffic working with ESP32-C5 board over 5.9 GHz WiFi.
XDA Developers on MSN

My homelab monitoring broke silently until I switched from SMS to ntfy in an afternoon

The alerts finally caught up with the homelab.
Android

Apple’s Swift Language is Now Officially on Android to Break App Development Barriers

The latest Swift 6.3 update introduces the first official Swift SDK for Android. This allows developers to build native Android apps or integrate Swift code into existing Kotlin/Java projects. The ...
Android Authority

6 ways I'm already using Android 17's app bubbles to multitask better

Google has released Android 17 Beta 3, and with it comes one of the update’s most anticipated features — app bubbles. Think of it as a cleaner evolution of Android’s older floating window system. You ...
Engadget

Android will hide some app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Developers will also be able to use a "limited distribution account" to share apps to small groups of people without verification. For the average Android users, the ability to sideload apps will now ...
Ars Technica

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in September, Google will begin restricting application sideloading with its ...
BGR

5 Essential Android Apps You Should Be Using In 2026

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...
Android Authority

Android apps keep using Apple's Liquid Glass design, and it's killing me

If I wanted Liquid Glass, I’d buy an iPhone. It doesn’t belong on Android. And yet, I’m seeing more and more of Apple’s design language — or half-baked versions of it — pop up in apps on my Google ...
WeLiveSecurity

PromptSpy ushers in the era of Android threats using GenAI

ESET researchers uncovered the first known case of Android malware abusing generative AI for context-aware user interface manipulation. While machine learning has been used to similar ends already – ...
ZDNet

I took Harvard's free online coding classes to better catch AI's errors - and they're legit

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 adds a blue dot to show when apps are using your location

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...