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Android apps can now force Google Play download, effectively blocking sideloading

An updated API available to Android app developers can force users to download the app from Google Play, blocking the app from working if it is sideloaded. First announced at Google I/O 2024, the ...
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Google is fixing a major Android camera problem — as long as manufacturers get on board

This has been a long time coming ...

Here's how Android 17 is keeping your contacts private

Android 17's rumored Contact Picker is now official, and Google is pulling the curtain back on how it'll work to protect your ...
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Android WebView Media Integrity API cracks down on ad-free YouTube

In a bid to stop ad-blocking on modified ad-free YouTube apps, Google is introducing the Android WebView Media Integrity API. This is simply an API that helps websites check the authenticity of ...
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Android N gets support for custom mouse pointers via new API

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...
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Google Android 14 QPR2 removes battery information API

Last year, popular developer, Mishaal Rahman stated that Google will introduce the BatteryManager API in the Android 14 system. He claimed that this feature can display the number of charging cycles, ...