Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private. Currently, Google shares some of the work it does on the public AOSP ...

One of the key characteristics of Android is its openness, at least compared with Apple’s iOS iPhone software, but that is changing going forwards. Google has told Android Authority it will move the ...

Google has shipped Android 17 beta 1 to developers and introduced a continuous "always-on" Canary release channel for updates.

Compare iOS, Android, and cross-platform app development costs in 2026. Understand the total cost of ownership, maintenance expenses, and when each platform strategy makes financial sense.

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 — although it had secretly been in development since 2010.

Fragmentation has been an albatross around the figurative neck of Android for years now. Although the increasing popularity of certain Nexus devices has helped to some extent, the problem remains a ...