XDA Developers on MSN

Waydroid runs Android apps on Linux better than Windows ever ran them on WSA

They're barely in the same league ...
Android Police

Open source app store F-Droid gets a visual makeover

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
Droid Life

Google Releases Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 for Pixel

Google surprised us a bit this afternoon with the release of Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1 for its Pixel line-up. This update will ...
How-To Geek on MSN

8 killer Android apps you won't find on the Play Store

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Android Police

Google wants to 'break free app distribution,' says top open source library

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. F-Droid isn’t pulling any punches. In a blistering new post, the open-source Android app repository has accused Google of trying to ...
Droid Life

Here’s the Android 17 Easter Egg

The Android Easter egg has not changed much in recent years, but with the latest Android 17 Beta 4, Google has shown us a bit ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google’s plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing “vibe working” to MS Office

Unlike Apple, Google has always made it relatively easy for users to install Android apps from sources other than the company’s official app store. But recently the company announced that it will ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...