For example, when you view the weather on your Google Pixel 9 Pro, it's delivered through an API. Imagine if every company that wanted weather data in their app had to build a weather data ...

But it still happens regularly. Below an example of an API key found in a pharmacy app that was stored in a Constants.java file. The Android Native Devlopment Kit (NDK) allows you to write code in ...

For example, an app like Signal could automatically ... Authority Although the new AdvancedProtectionManager API is included in Android 16 Beta 2, there’s currently no way to enable the new ...

Chief among them is a new API for microphone directionality ... has actually been a bit of a problem in the past on Android. A good example is our recent coverage of the OnePlus 6 and 6T, which ...

Android was built on the core of open course software. This is why it chose OpenGL as its graphical API. The problem lies in performance. OpenGL is cross-platform and flexible, but it’s terribly ...

Aim for the cutting edge and the number of devices that can run your app are seriously restricted. For example, if you target only Android 5.0 (API Level 21) you are hitting 3.3% of the active Android ...

Android has been leveraging the more efficient Vulcan API for many years. With Android 16’s new changes, Google is doubling down, requiring devices to support the new Host Image Copy feature.