For Android app developers relying on AI to code, picking the right model can be tricky. Not all models are built the same, and many are not specifically trained for Android development workflows. To address this, Google has introduced a new benchmark …
Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won’t start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. Oukitel’s WP63 rugged smartphone includes a built-in fire starter, and this is what it looks […]
Google Play Store will soon flag apps that drain your Android battery, helping users spot power-hungry apps before installing them and pushing developers to improve their inefficient apps.
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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He fought two of the world’s most valuable and powerful companies almost all the way to the US Supreme Court, insulting them again and again: “crooked,” “deceitful,” “insanely sneaky,” calling Android a “fake open platform,” calling both […]
Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they were declared an illegal monopoly in the US, and much more. From July, depending on where you live, Google will now generally charge developers 20 percent for in-app purchases, or 10 percent for subscriptions – but […]
Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.
In November, Epic and Google jointly proposed a settlement that would change Android’s fate globally without cracking open Google’s Android monopoly quite the way it otherwise might. Today, Google has decided it’s not waiting for that settlement to be approved: it’s moving forward with many of its proposed changes right now, rolling them out globally […]
Google has announced the features coming in its next Pixel Drop, and you’re in for a treat.
Android users can now personalize their call screen with a new Calling Card feature in the Google Phone app. Here is a guide to setting it up and customizing how your contacts appear.
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Find Hub on Android now lets you share your lost luggage location directly with airlines using a secure link, a year after iPhones got the feature.
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