Google has rolled out the third Android 17 beta to developers, about a month after the second. Notably, the first beta was released on February 13. With Beta 3, Android 17 has now reached platform ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...

Java developers are simultaneously abandoning Oracle’s distribution to cut costs while expanding their use of the language to support production-grade AI. The 2026 State of Java Survey and Report, ...

I will quote a lot of times from this official document, see the full document here: https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/nfc/hce This app explains how ...

The coming year will solidify mobile as the primary business channel. Companies of all sizes are adopting mobile-first models, moving beyond basic apps to complex, scalable platforms. This shift makes ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Agent workflows make transport a first-order ...

Oracle has released Java 25 (Oracle JDK 25), the newest version of the language and platform that has been around for over three decades. The update brings thousands of improvements, many aimed at ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated environment. Compared to platforms like iOS with Objective-C, which is just C ...