If you're an Android fan, you might be used to the typical rollout for Android developer previews: Google usually drops the first preview in February, so the fact that the company seeded Android 16's ...

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About a month ago, Google surprised us by releasing the first Android 16 developer preview barely a month after the stable Android 15 update came out. It began a much faster development timeline than ...

Google is officially rolling out the next version of Android for developers with the launch of the Android 16 Developer Preview 2, a build that Google says enhances several things including battery ...

Android 16’s first Developer Preview is out, with the full launch set for Q2 2025. Test it now with Android Studio or wait for the Beta in early 2025. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain ...

Google has cut Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code dumps to two a year to align release cadences with its trunk stable ...

One of the first items I always enable when I get a new Android phone is developer mode. This hidden menu is designed to cater to the needs of developers, and it contains numerous valuable items for ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...