The Awareness API was introduced at Google I/O 2016, and is a new way of engaging users in specific situations, by either checking their current device context/state or by creating virtual fences ...

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We've got confirmation that Google will continue its tasty dessert name convention with Android 17 'Cinnamon Bun.' ...

Dua Rashid has been working as a consumer tech journalist since 2020. She's worked for a bunch of tech publications, including Gizmodo, IGN, PCMag, BuySide from WSJ, Digital Trends, and TechRadar, ...

Biometric authentication has been a part of Android for a few years at this point, but times are changing and so is the way we log into our phones. Face unlock is the next big thing, and Google is ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Google Chrome 53 is making its way to Android devices, with several ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

Google is cracking down on apps that use Android's accessibility API. Even though the APIs have been around for years without any kind of rules about usage, Google has now started telling developers ...

Google dropped https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Bluetooth+SIG+Inc..html and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools ...