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Android 16’s smartest new feature has a frustrating catch you’ll notice immediately

Your favorite apps might not be ready.
Android Authority

Here's your first look at the slick animation for Android’s NameDrop-style contact sharing feature

Google is developing a NameDrop-style contact-sharing feature for Android. We can now show you the slick animation that will accompany the feature and appear when two Android phones are brought ...
Digital Trends

Android’s upcoming NameDrop alternative just picked up a new animation

This is important because: iPhone users have long had this contact sharing method called NamedDrop that works by bringing two iPhones close together and instantly swapping info. That convenience and ...
TechRepublic

Android 16 QPR2 Rolls Out With New AI Tools and Customization Upgrades

Android 16 QPR2 Rolls Out With New AI Tools and Customization Upgrades Your email has been sent Google has officially started rolling out the latest set of Android 16 features, marking a major change ...
The Tech Report

Android Sideloading Stays Alive as Google Revises Developer Verification Plan

We adhere to a strict editorial policy, ensuring that our content is crafted by an in-house team of experts in technology, hardware, software, and more. With years of experience in tech news and ...
Ars Technica

Google will let Android power users bypass upcoming sideloading restrictions

Google recently decided that the freedom afforded by Android was a bit too much and announced developer verification, a system that will require developers outside the Google Play platform to register ...
InfoQ

Running Java on iOS

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Android

Android 16 Brings AI Upgrades, New Animations & More to the OnePlus Open

The OnePlus Open is now receiving the Android 16-based OxygenOS 16 update, following the rollout for the OnePlus 12 and 13R. The global model is included, with the update starting in India before ...
Digital Trends

The trick to making loading screens feel faster is surprisingly simple

What’s happened? A new study from Stanford challenges one of the internet’s biggest assumptions that faster always means better. Researchers have found that speeding up loading animations doesn’t ...
Android Police

Material 3 Expressive changes the Android experience in significant ways, from new animations to haptic feedback

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...
GizChina

Android Sideloading Rules May Not Be as Strict as They Seem

For many, this feels like a big shift. Sideloading has long been one of Android’s most valued features. It let users install apps freely, in contrast to iOS, which locks users into its App Store. Now, ...