Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat

A new era for choice and openness

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary

From the archives: Android is open—except for all the good parts.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in th...

Comet for Android is Here 

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A deep dive into Cellebrite: Android support as of February 2025

Why I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

Monday of last week I was all excited. I had just gotten the green light to start prototyping a new Progressive Web App for a client I've been working with.

Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help

Google’s own version of DeX.

Tim Sweeney on Twitter / X

Google is opening up Android all the way with robust support for competing stores, competing payments, and a better deal for all developers. So, we've settled all of our disputes worldwide. THANKS GOOGLE! https://t.co/Dq6eXNnZd0— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) March 4, 2026

Android developer verification  |  Android Developers

Get started building your Android apps.

Gemini Intelligence has high Android spec requirements, likely won't support Pixel 9 or Galaxy Z Fold 7

Google’s new Gemini Intelligence push was announced this week and it has pretty steep requirements for Android devices to support...

I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux.

Since Android is becoming increasingly more locked down and slopped, I'm jumping ship.

Awesome Infographic: HTC Shows Us "The Anatomy of an Android OS Update" From PDK to OTA

Ever wonder what the entire process of an Android update looks like? How and when do carriers get involved? Who are all of the players? How much quicker or fewer steps are there for developer or Google Play editions? When do manufacturers see the newest version of Android? All of that can be found in...

Google launches first developer preview of Android Things, its new IoT platform | TechCrunch

Google today announced Android Things, its new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and Google's own services.

7SEES on Twitter / X

If you have WhatsApp, Signal, if you've ever opened a PDF on your device, if you run iOS, Android, and even an OS like Graphene, your chances of having this software on your phone is more than zero.Even Graphene pretends to be uncrackable, but clever marketing is used to cover… https://t.co/gaVzq4tAZm— 7SEES (@7SEES_) February 11, 2026