The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update ...

In times of natural disasters and other dangers, special features tucked away on your iPhone or Android device could help make a difference. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to ...

Google is expanding its answer to Apple’s age-assurance tools with Wednesday’s news that it will bring its Play Signal API to users worldwide by the end of 2026. The technology, already available in ...

Users are noticing a new “Android Developer Verifier” app (com.google.android.verifier) silently installed on their Android phones to prepare for upcoming sideloading restrictions. The app checks if ...

Code generation is emerging as one of the most popular applications for large language models (LLMs), but not all agents are equally good at all development tasks. Google created a benchmark earlier ...

Spring AI 2.0 brings the Java AI framework to a new baseline built for Spring Boot 4.x and Spring Framework 7. The release improves agentic app development with unified tool calling, progressive tool ...

Google will begin enforcing Android developer verification on Sept. 30 in Brazil and three APAC markets, changing how apps are installed. Image: Denny Müller/Unsplash Google is preparing to make ...

Need to install Java on your Mac to run a particular application? While most Mac users will never need Java, there are certain apps, development tools, enterprise software, and utilities that still ...

Almost 20 years ago, Google pitched Android as the more open alternative to Apple’s walled garden. Last year, Google announced it would begin erecting its own walls through developer verification. The ...

“I can’t wait to see what the Fortnite superfans and ‘The Simpsons’ superfans come up with!” said Matt Selman, executive producer and showrunner of “The Simpsons.” It’s the latest initiative to come ...

Eclipse IDE 2026-06 (Eclipse 4.40) adds support for Java 26 and delivers updates across Java tooling, debugging, Git integration, plug-in development, and the broader Eclipse platform. The release ...