Google unveiled the 2019 API level requirements for applications hitting the Play Store this year as well as for existing apps planned for future updates. Starting with August 2019, the Google Play ...

A new update heading to Android later this year means that apps that are over two years old will need to update their API target in order to stay accessible on newer devices. Currently, Android ...

There likely will not be an Android 13L. Android 13 is API level 33 and Android 14’s API level appears to be 34. Google is likely skipping 13L because the features of 12L are already incorporated into ...

While Apple's app store is heavily regulated, the Google Play Store has mostly lived its life under Google's laissez-faire attitude. As long as you didn't get caught by Google's malware scanning, your ...

Google has been ramping up its security requirements for Android apps recently. Earlier this year, it announced deadlines for the transition to 64-bit applications, and also stated that it rejected 55 ...

With every version of Android, Google adds new features and security optimizations. Many of those won't matter to users until developers get around to adding the ...

Today, with the official release of the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, and Nexus 7 HSPA+, Google has released the Android 4.2 SDK, "a new and improved Jelly Bean." Along with the SDK release, Google has made ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. Google has released the latest round of numbers in the 'Android ...