F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Ahead of the holidays, Google is pushing out the ...

Google LLC’s Android Studio got a significant upgrade Monday with an experimental capability that can handle complex developmental tasks by just chatting with Gemini, the company’s flagship artificial ...

Google is officially rolling out the next version of Android for developers with the launch of the Android 16 Developer Preview 2, a build that Google says enhances several things including battery ...

Google has a much-needed fix to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android. Here's what's changing and why it ...

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

Developers have put Google's Android mobile OS on Nokia's N810 open-source handhelds, a development that bodes well for future use of the OS Developers have created an easy way to load Android, Google ...