How to get your files off an Android phone with a broken screen - for free

If you've ever broken your phone's screen but still wanted to get data or files from it, you know how painful that can be, ...

One of the best PC gaming apps for Android just hit its v1 milestone

GameNative is one of the best ways to play PC games on your Android device, and it just hit a milestone release.
Hackaday

Linux On Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing

In some parts of the world it’s common for cell service providers to sell new phones at a price significantly below market value, with the caveat that these phones are locked to that service ...
9to5google

Google AI Studio can now build Android apps, Android Studio adds iOS app porting

Following The Android Show, Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio’s new capability to build native Android apps. The web-based AI Studio now lets you build native ...
Neowin

New Vulkan SDK allows developers to build native Vulkan API apps for Windows on Arm

A new Vulkan SDK beta version has been released, enabling developers to create native Vulkan API applications for Windows on Arm devices. Windows 11 on Arm machines is gaining market share with the ...
talkandroid.com

Setting Up A VPN On Android: What Most Tutorials Still Get Wrong

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. Setting up a VPN ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Google Introduces Android Dev Verification Amid Openness Debate

Google has started the rollout of a new Android developer verification system designed to reduce malicious apps and improve platform security, with global enforcement planned in the coming years. The ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...
InfoWorld

Google’s Android developer verification program draws pushback

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...
TweakTown

5 Developer Options You Should Tweak on Your Android Phone

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Many people think Android's Developer Options are meant only for developers, but that's not true. They actually unlock powerful settings that can boost ...
ZDNet

Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...