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Android is open source, but your phone isn't—here's why Google locked it down

Android is open in theory, but very closed in practice.

Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Google created a benchmark earlier this year to evaluate how LLMs perform in Android app development, and Android Bench is ...

Google just changed how it grades the AI models you use for Android coding

Google resets its Android Bench leaderboard with a new testing framework and eight new models.The Latest Tech News, Delivered ...
Android Authority

Android 17 stable is officially rolling out to Google Pixels, here's what's new!

Android 17 stable is officially rolling out to Pixel 6 and later devices, with the source code headed to the Android Open Source Project. The update introduces floating App Bubbles, built-in Screen ...

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and effort.

GitHub's former CEO launches a distributed Git network built for the agentic coding age

GitHub's former CEO launches a distributed Git network built for the agentic coding age ...
XDA Developers on MSN

5 open-source apps that make my Samsung Galaxy phone so much better

I went looking for better Android apps and ended up with an open-source toolkit I use daily.
The Manila Times

Xojo 2026 Release 2 Brings Smarter AI, Faster Web Performance, and Expanded Support Across All Platforms

Xojo, Inc., the developers behind Xojo-a powerful cross-platform development tool and programming language-today announced the immediate availability of Xojo 2026 Release 2. This release focuses on ...
The Next Web

A new Android trojan called Rokarolla targets 217 banking apps and can steal your PIN, SMS codes, and crypto wallet funds

Zimperium found Rokarolla, an Android trojan targeting 217 banking apps with 137 commands. It steals PINs, intercepts SMS, and hijacks crypto payments. Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have ...