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A daily-updated feed of Android, AI and web-development news, organised by topic. Articles open on the original publisher’s site.
Updated Sep 26, 2026
- Android
I've been using the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, but Samsung's wider phone ruined it for me
The future is clear
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- Android
Android Auto is now my default Android launcher, even outside my car
It makes my phone distraction-free but not minus the fun
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- Android
This free app helped me reclaim hours of my day without deleting social media
I stopped mindlessly opening apps
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- Android
Google Maps overwhelmed me, so I used Gemini to find things to do during my vacation instead
Gemini was so much simpler to use
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- Android
I recovered 5GB of storage on my Google TV Streamer without deleting a single app
The biggest storage hog wasn't what I expected
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- Android
This hidden Google Maps toggle eliminates the worst parts of walking routes
No more stairs or steep inclines
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- Android
Which Galaxy phones are getting One UI 9 and when?
Samsung's One UI 9 is rolling out, slowly. Here's which Galaxy phones get it first, which have to wait, and what's new in the update
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- Android
This little-known Google feature turned my life into a playable RPG; it changed how I manage everyday tasks
I'm basically hooked on productivity (or just the RPG)
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- Android Official
Build your way: Use any AI agent of your choice in Android Studio
Posted by Matthew Warner, Product Manager, Android Developer Experience AI-powered developer tools have become an essential multiplier for engineering productivity, with teams adopting specialized AI coding agents, custom enterprise harnesses, and autonomous tools. It’s important for…
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- Android Official
Land your apps on Googlebook with adaptive development
Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Senior Product Manager, and Loryn Hairston, Product Marketing Manager, Android Developer Googlebook introduces a new category of laptops built on a shared Android foundation. High-performance hardware from partners such as HP, Dell,…
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- Android Official
Bring your Android game to the car screen today
Posted by Jan Kleinert, Developer Relations Engineer, Android for Cars Today, the games category for Android Auto and cars powered by Android Automotive OS with Google built-in is officially graduating from beta to general availability. Our…
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- Android Official
Android Bench 2.0: Pushing the frontier with challenging long-horizon tasks
Posted by Matthew McCullough, VP, Product Management, Android Developer When we first launched Android Bench, we built a rigorous foundation for evaluating how large language models (LLMs) assist developers with real-world Android tasks. As AI models…
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- Android Official
Introducing the AndroidX Security State Libraries: A Unified View of Device Security
Posted by Maunik Shah, Staff Software Engineer, Alec Garcia, Software Engineer, and Joseph Yong, Technical Program Manager At Android, we are constantly working to provide developers and enterprise partners with the data they need to keep…
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- Android Official
Introducing Fast and Reliable Wireless Debugging with Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Wi-Fi 2.0
Posted by Steven Jenkins, Product Manager, Sherif Eid, Senior Software Engineer, and Fabien Sanglard, Staff Software Engineer, Android Studio Wireless debugging on Android is now faster, more reliable, and easier to set up than ever. With…
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- Android Official
Leverage Android skills and Gemma 4 in Android Studio Quail 4
Posted by Amman Fasil Asfaw, Product Manager, Android Studio Android Studio Quail 4 is now stable and ready for you to use in production. This is the final stable release for Android Studio Quail. The new…
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- Android Official
Emulator control for adaptive app development
Posted by Rob Orgiu, Developer Relations Engineer, Adaptive Apps, Android Adaptive app development is fundamental on Android, but making sure everything looks good and every feature works the way it should require multiple tests on multiple…
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