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Android is open source, but your phone isn't—here's why Google locked it down

Android is open in theory, but very closed in practice.

Android 17 stable is officially rolling out to Google Pixels, here's what's new!

Google launches Android 17 stable for Pixel 6 and newer, bringing App Bubbles, enhanced privacy controls, and security improvements.

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and effort.
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These 5 open-source utilities should be on every Android phone

It's no mystery that there's a bountiful harvest of excellent open-source apps for Android. All five of the utilities in this article should be on your phone if they're not already. They are all open ...

Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Google created a benchmark earlier this year to evaluate how LLMs perform in Android app development, and Android Bench is ...

Google just changed how it grades the AI models you use for Android coding

Google resets its Android Bench leaderboard with a new testing framework and eight new models.The Latest Tech News, Delivered ...