Android 17 is finally swapping taskbar app predictions for something you'll actually use

Android 17 QPR1 Beta ditches app predictions for your most recent apps, making multitasking on foldables and tablets faster.
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I can open almost every app faster after making this one Android change

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

RedHook Android malware now uses Wireless ADB for shell access

A new version of the RedHook Android malware abuses the Android Wireless Debugging (Wireless ADB) mechanism in a novel way to ...
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These overlooked Android Auto features save me more time than any navigation shortcut

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

Your Google AI Studio apps can finally have polished, presentable web links

Google AI Studio now lets users assign personalized ai.studio addresses to full-stack web apps deployed through Cloud Run.

Google Photos' latest UI experiment has one job: getting CapCut on your phone

Google seems to be testing a subtle UI change in Google Photos that promotes ByteDance's CapCut video editing app.
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Automating Publishing to the Play Store

The Developer Console for Google Play provides API support for you to be able to push to the store automatically. This ability allows you to trigger builds on your continuous integration server (i.e.
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Appium UiAutomator2 Driver

Appium UiAutomator2 Driver is a test automation framework for Android devices. Appium UiAutomator2 Driver automates native, hybrid and mobile web apps, tested on emulators and real devices. Appium ...