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 ...

3 unofficial Android Auto apps I installed to make my car screen more useful - and how

Android Auto doesn't have a web browser by default, so if you want direct internet access on your car's screen, this app is ...
Digital Trends

Google is adding some of Android’s best safety features to kids’ phones

Google’s latest Android feature drop isn’t just about AI tricks and visual upgrades. One of the most meaningful additions arriving soon is aimed squarely at family safety, bringing several Personal ...
9to5google

Spotify app for Android adding playlist folders, ‘Reshuffle,’ and more

Only three of those apply to Android – background downloads have been supported for Spotify’s Android app for years, and it’s frankly wild that iOS users still have to deal with so many problems ...
Digital Trends

iOS 26.5 adding encryption to RCS messages exchanged between Androids and iPhones

Apple is adding encrypted RCS to messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users with iOS 26.5, but the useful detail is what you’ll see when protection is actually active. The support is in the ...
GitHub

lalakii/android_smtp_client

SmtpClient is a lightweight, pure-Java SMTP client library for Android.It supports STARTTLS (port 587) and implicit TLS (port 465), AUTH LOGIN, UTF-8 subjects and HTML bodies (base64), priority levels ...
Business Wire

Azul Warns Enterprises of Looming Java Application Modernization Crisis as Multiple Java Versions Near End of Support

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azul, the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today’s AI and cloud-first world, today warned enterprises of a growing Java application modernization crisis driven ...
Lifehacker

Oh Great, It Looks Like Android Is Doing 'Liquid Glass' Now Too

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. Internal ...
Android Police

The Android apps I used to take control of my lock screen

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
InfoQ

InfoQ Java Trends Report 2025

AI on the JVM accelerates: New frameworks like Embabel, Koog, Spring AI, and LangChain4j drive rapid adoption of AI-native and AI-assisted development in Java. Java 25 anchors a modern baseline: The ...
Android Authority

Android 17 may finally add the native App Lock feature Pixel users have been waiting for

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...