Developing apps for enterprise can be a challenge as enterprise-grade applications are more than just app code.
A new report by market research company Strategy Analytics, has revealed that 2014 shipments of Android smartphones exceeded one billion units.
Recently we reported on the known vulnerabilities in Snapchat and Anonymous hackers have claimed to use the reported Snapchat API...
Developer Emil Borconi-Szdressy recently launched an Indiegogo campaign for an AAWireless USB dongle that adds wireless Android Auto to your existing car. You’ll need a car infotainment system with wired Android Auto support. While that’s increasingly commonplace, it does rule out upgrading an older ride.
ACCESS Europe has released an enhancement to its NetFront Browser BML Edition for cars that extends support from embedded operating systems such as Linux and QNX to Android.
AccuWeather provides HTC smartphone users with the timely, accessible, global weather forecasts they need AccuWeather is partnering with HTC, to...
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Acorn has announced its first smartphone, the Micro Phone C5- a feature packed, flagship Android handset, aimed to give UK consumers a smarter choice of mobile phone. To celebrate the 40th year of the historic Acorn brand, the relaunched UK company is revealing the Micro in tribute to its predecessor a.
ADARA Networks has launched a new version of its Virtual 5G for Android App, the second version of ADARA's Virtual 5G product.
Adobe has finally released Photoshop Camera, a free AI-powered camera app for iOS and Android that promises to take your filter game to the next level.
Punkt announced the second edition of its mobile phone, the MP02 4G two weeks ago and the company are now taking pre-orders for the dumb phone. Designed by Jasper Morrison, the new MP02 benefits from 4G LTE, making it available for use all over the world
Check Point Researchers recently discovered a new variant of mobile malware that has quietly infected around 25 million Android devices, while the user remains completely unaware.
In a retail first, Carphone Warehouse has revealed that the new HTC One (M8) handset will be available from selected...
BlackBerry officially announced the BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition Tuesday and it came as no surprise to be running BlackBerry 10.
Amazon will support the new Android app bundles in time for the launch of Windows 11. in August, Google will require new apps submitted to the Play Store to come in the AAB format instead of the existing APK format.
New breakthrough innovationsâ€â€Dynamic Perspective, Firefly button, and more Seamless integration with Amazon’s vast ecosystemâ€â€over 33 million songs, apps, games, movies,...
Google has started pushing the Android 10 stable update to its Pixel smartphone. In addition, the Essential Phone and Redmi K20 Pro are the other non-Google devices receiving the Android 10 update.
Google’s attempts to fix Android OS version fragmentation appears to be working, with the latest released version becoming the fastest adopted yet.
Google just released Beta 2 of the Android 11 Beta program for developers. Beta 2 us to the Platform Stability milestone, which means that Android 11’s APIs and behaviours are finalised.
Google just released the Android 11 Beta program to Pixel devices. This is the easiest way to try out Google’s newest version of Android in a much more stable scenario compared to the 4 different developer previews we have been testing.
Google will launch the first public beta of Android 11 on June 3. The company plans to roll out the new release following an online-only event called the Android 11 Beta Launch Show.
Google has released the first update to the Developer Preview of Android 11. Android 11 developer preview 1.1 doesn’t introduce any new features, just a plethora of new patches and bug fixes.
Google has officially rolled out Android 11 and in addition to its own Pixel brand, the following companies will be the first to offer downloads of Android 11: OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and RealMe. Samsung, Huawei and LG typically take a little longer to adapt new features to their own user interfaces.
Google has released Android 12 Beta 2 for developers bringing new privacy features like Privacy Dashboard, toast notification and more. There's a lot for developers in Android 12 - from redesigned UI and app widgets, to rich haptics, improved video and image quality, privacy features like approximate location, and more.
Google has released Android 12 Developer Preview 2.1 for developers which "updates WebView to fix an issue that caused some apps to crash.”
Developer Previews for Android 13, with Google rolling out a beta build in April.
Exemplifying LG Electronics’ commitment to providing the best mobile user experience, Sprint customers using LG’s popular G2 smartphone will start...
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.4 for the Galaxy S4 and the Note 3 here in the UK. The...
Sony has announced that Android 4.4 KitKat updates are now available for the Xperia Z Ultra, Z1, and Z1 Compact...
Sony have started rolling out Android 5.1, Lollipop upgrade for Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are now receiving Android 5.1.1 on T-Mobile in the U.S. In addition to fixing a few bugs in Lollipop, the 5.1.1 update also brings a couple of new features.
The Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge is now available for users in the UK.
Factory images for the Android 6.0.1 update are now available for a variety of Nexus phones and tablets. The update is now available for the following Nexus devices.
OnePlus promised to push-out its Android 7.0 Nougat update to OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T before the end of the year and the company kept that promise.
Samsung has confirmed that Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge owners will be able to download Android 7.1.1 Nougat and upgrade their devices in January 2017.
HMD Global, the licensees of the Nokia brand, is promising to release the Android 8.0, Oreo, update to all its Android smartphones in due course.
Google announced Android 8.0 Oreo yesterday and has now released the system images for Pixel phones, the Nexus 6P and 5X, the Nexus Player and the Pixel C.
On Monday, Google pushed out the final build of Android 9.0, now officially known as Android Pie, to its lineup of Pixel smartphones. Minutes later, Essential did the same for the Essential Phone.
An Android app developer has sued Google for allegedly anti-competitive and unlawful practices related to its Google Play app store, and attorneys say its behaviour – which gives rise to U.S. Android developers having to pay it exorbitant fees – constitutes violation of federal antitrust laws, according to Hagens Berman.
Google has announced that they are adding Android apps to Chromebooks. Later this year developers can expand their app’s reach to a new hardware platform and wider audience while maximizing the Google Play ecosystem.
Android Auto has a new design that is rolling out to everyone starting today. The new design prioritizes three important goals for drivers: navigating where you’re going, communicating with friends and family, and playing your music or podcasts.
The Android CommonHealth app, which enables users to access and share their health records, such as COVID-19 and lab tests, is now connected to 230 US health systems, with more than 340 health systems due to to be connected by the end of the month.
Google has released the first Android 12 in preview form for developers and due to the fact that it is an early developer preview, most of the changes are under the hood and there’s no over-the-air update yet.
Google has expanded the Android Enterprise Recommended program to include rugged devices. Google announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program back in February, and the program is supposedly designed to help enterprises find the best enterprise devices and services Android has to offer.
Google has expanded the Android Enterprise Recommended program to 39 devices, adding new devices from Sony, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia and BlackBerry. Google announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program back in February, designed to help enterprises find the best enterprise devices and services Android has to offer.
Google announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program today, designed to help enterprises find the best enterprise devices and services Android has to offer. As the name implies, it’s designed to point enterprise IT departments at devices that Google has deemed to be enterprise-ready.
Motorola, HMD Global, and TCL have joined ioXt and certified their devices against the recently launched Android Profile. Going through ioXt certification validates that manufacturers are building devices that strengthen the ecosystem and prioritize security.
Google previewed Android Instant Apps at Google I/O last year as a new way to run Android apps without requiring installation. Google has been working with a small number of developers to refine the user and developer experiences.
Google's Instant Tethering feature is now rolling out to more owners of Google Pixel and Nexus handsets. Instant Tethering makes it easier to use the mobile hotspot on your mobile devices, often a tedious task.
Jeff Gordon, Senior Global Online Communications Manager at HTC, has confirmed on Twitter today that Android Lollipop 5.0 is now rolling out for the HTC One M8 in Europe.
Google has announced that Android M will be out later in the year and as is Google's usual practice, developers can now download an Android M factory image to flash onto a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and a Nexus Player.
The BlackBerry Priv, the first Android-powered smartphone by BlackBerry, slides into the Android space (pun intended) by bringing a hardware keyboard, security and privacy features to Android.
Android smartphone owners that use Android Messages can now send and receive text messages from their computer. The feature, which rolled-out worldwide today, means users can continue to send and receive messages in their text threads even when their phone isn't to hand. Text, photographs, and stickers are all supported in the web browser version of Android Messages.
Earlier this month, Google rolled out the second release of the Android N Developer Preview. At that time it was rumoured that Google would, allow other manufacturers to begin testing the software.
Android Nougat is officially out of beta and rolling out now for Google's own Nexus devices (the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player), the Pixel C tablet and the General Mobile 4G.
The next version of Google's mobile operating system, Android P, is expected to support newer phone designs, such as the notch used that's already used in Apple's iPhone X, Bloomberg reports, citing sources close to the situation.
Google has today announced Android P, which won’t get a real name or version number at the moment due to the fact that this is an early baseline build for developers only. Like Android Oreo, the P release doesn’t come with a lot of major feature additions. There are several notable additions, and then a massive number of small tweaks and API changes for developers.
Google has today announced that Android Pay will be coming to the UK "in the next few months". Android Pay will support MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UK’s major financial institutions.
Google has continued the expansion of Android Pay, as the company launched its mobile payments system in Belgium. Users will be able to pay at over 85,000 retail locations with Android Pay, including Carrefour, McDonald's, Media Markt, H&M, and more.
Google has announced that they have begun the roll out Android Pay in the U.S. Android Pay is a simple and secure way to pay with your Android phone at over one million locations across the US.
Google today announced strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard to bring Android Pay to more places on the mobile web.
Google has announced Android phones can now be used as a Bluetooth-based security key to be used for two-factor authentication. The new functionality enables users to add an additional layer of security to a Google account via the Chrome browser.
Google's new 2-Step Verification (2SV) method which turns Android phones into physical security keys can now be used by those who own iOS devices. The 2SV method enables Android phones to be used as physical keys to log into Google accounts.
After months of beta releases, Android 9 has been officially released to the public today, and as highly predicted, the name is Pie. Android 9 Pie boasts a machine learning-powered system to save battery power, a new gesture-based navigation tool and features to track how much time you spend on your phone.
US security firm Zscaler has discovered a malicious Android app that held people to ransom.
"Adult Player" appeared to offer porn, but secretly took pictures of users with the phone's camera.
Google has released Beta 2 of Android Q and among fixes and other features, it has brought the foldable emulator for developers. The foldable emulator will let developers make games and apps for the upcoming wave of foldable devices.
Google has released Beta 3 of Android Q and the focus this year is on bringing new mobile experiences, more control of privacy and enhanced security.
Google has released Beta 4 of Android Q bringing the final Android Q APIs for developers. The Beta 4 update includes the latest Android Q system images for Pixel and Android Emulator, along with the final Android Q developer APIs (API level 29), the official API 29 SDK, and updated build tools for Android Studio. Together, these give developers everything they need to test their apps for compatibility with Android Q and build with Android Q features and APIs.
Google has released Beta 6 of Android Q bringing the final beta release for developers, with the official release to consumers “just a few weeks away.”
Google has released Beta 1 of Android Q for early adopters and a preview SDK for developers, and you can install it on any of Google’s Pixel phones. This release will inevitably include ample bugs and half-finished features, but it’s the first glimpse of Google’s vision for the future of Android.
The most recent pre-release code of Android Q indicates that phone makers and wireless carriers will have expanded capabilities for locking down smartphones to specific networks. This will be done through the SIM card, with Android Q introducing controls to essentially create whitelists and blacklist
Andrew Brandt, a security researcher at Blue Coat, has revealed a new ransomware targeting older Android devices delivered through an exploit kit called Towelroot.
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To help take advantage of the Android M Developer Preview features, Google are releasing a new version of Android Studio.
Android Studio 2.0 Beta is now available in the Beta release channel for developers, bringing Instant Run, a new Android emulator along with a host of improvements that should speed up app development time.
Google has released Android 2.0 bringing support for Instant Run, an enhanced emulator and a whole lot more.
Google has released a new update to Android Studio, giving developers more features and enhancements to improve their apps. Android 2.3 features quality improvements as well as new features for each phase of the development workflow.
Google today released Android Studio 3.5, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE), with a specific focus on “product quality.” This release is the last one under Project Marble, the name for an initiative Google announced late last year to improve Android Studio.
Android Studio 4.0 has been release in the stable channel and includes a new Motion Editor to help bring your apps to life, a Build Analyzer to investigate causes for slower build times, and Java 8 language APIs you can use regardless of your app’s minimum API level.
Google has announced Android Studio 3.1 is now stable and available, featuring enhanced Kotlin support, smaller builds, recent IntelliJ platform updates and more. Since becoming a first-class programming language option along with Java and C++ last May, Kotlin has enjoyed popularity among developers and Android's core dev team.
Researchers at cyber-security firm Trustlook Labs have discovered an Android trojan which, once installed, can execute its malicious software every time a device is loaded up, and steal data from some of the most popular Android apps.
Google has released an update to the Android Wear Software Development Kit (SDK) to include support for API 23 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Google and FIDO Alliance (FIDO) have announced that Android is now certified to support the FIDO2 standard. With this news, any compatible device running Android 7.0+ is now FIDO2 Certified out of the box or after an automated Google Play Services update.
Google and Apple have updated their COVID-19 contact-tracing tool to make it possible to notify users of potential exposures to the novel coronavirus without a dedicated exposure app. Previously, users had to download a dedicated app from their local public health organisation in order for it to work, but now, both companies are integrating the technology more directly into their operating systems.
Apple and Google have started the release of their COVID-19 Exposure Notifications system that could allow governments across the globe to help track the spread of COVID-19 with smartphone apps
Apple has officially launched its first Android app, Move to iOS. As the title suggests, it is an app that is aimed at helping users make the switch from Android to iOS.
Apple has released an update to Apple Music on Android, bringing enhanced sharing options as well as Autoplay and changes to search, along with Crossfade support.
Apple has released an update to Apple Music for Android bringng music video enhancements and bug fixes. Specifically, the updated Android app allows users to watch video content in fullscreen, as well as in the Now Playing section of the app.
Apple has released an update to Apple Music for Android which gives Android users access to thousands of music videos hosted on Apple servers, many of which are exclusive to Apple Music services.
Apple is to bring Rich Communications Services (RCS) support to the iPhone in 2024.
AppsGeyser, the online Android app tool platform, has opened an online app making academy. AppsGeyser has announced that the AppsGeyser free...
BlackBerry has released a security advisory that addresses an industry-wide local elevation of privilege vulnerability (“ASHmenian Devilâ€Â) that has been discovered in BlackBerry Android smartphones.
Planet Computers has announced the Astro Slide, a 5G handheld device with full physical keyboard. Astro runs Android 10 and also supports Linux OSs, with a multi-boot option.
Planet Computers have confirmed the final specification for the Astro Slide – the first 5G device in the world to feature a full physical keyboard. Astro Slide 5G transforms from a traditional smartphone form-factor into a fully functioning micro-computer, with a keyboard that slides out.
ASUS CEO Jerry Shen today unveiled the all-new ZenFone 5 Series at a special event in the Italian Pavilion at MWC 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. The lineup includes the ZenFone 5Z and the ZenFone 5, exciting high-performance 6.2-inch dual-camera smartphones that are the first ever ZenFone models to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI).
ASUS today unveiled ROG Phone II, the successor to the ROG Phone. ROG Phone II builds on the gamer-centric design of the first-generation ROG Phone, and takes performance to an epic new level with the world's first implementation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform, which is clocked at up to 2.96GHz.
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih today introduced ZenFone 2 and the latest ZenBook models to the United States and Canada at the "Incredible Comes to New York" press event.
ASUS has unveiled its latest ZenFone 2 smartphone at CES 2015 today. ASUS said the phone has a 72-percent screen-to-body ratio, which means there’s more display on the body and fewer bezels.
AT&T today announced that it will be among the first U.S. carriers to bring the Samsung Galaxy Tab S with access to...
Audioburst today announced the release of two new offerings centred around the use of voice. Audioburst Auto, an Android app which focuses on delivering tailored playlists and hands-free voice search to today's drivers, is being released on Android Auto.
A new music app specifically designed for Android Auto has just been released. Auri Music is an offline music player that comes with shuffle support, a favorite option that you can use while driving, as well a search feature to look for a specific song in your entire library.
BlackBerry will be rolling out an update to BBM Enterprise soon, bringing chat enhancements, security policies, a desktop app and more. BBM Enterprise will feature calls from Cloud DS where users will be able to start BBM voice and video calls from Cloud DS results.
BlackBerry has rolled out updates to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows 10 platforms. All versions brings fixes to customer features.
BlackBerry has rolled out updates to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS and Desktop. BBM Enterprise 1.6 brings Banner message in legacy chats, QR code activation, App lock and more.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise, bringing chat enhancements, security policies, a desktop app and more. BBM Enterprise will feature calls from Cloud DS where users will be able to start BBM voice and video calls from Cloud DS results.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows 10 and UEM-Based Enterprise Management for BBM Enterprise platforms. MPOP has received an enhancement across the board and the maximum number of supported active devices has increased from 3 to 5.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings compatibility with Android 10, improved quality of profile pictures and more.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings a reduced setup time for voice and video calls in poor network conditions.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings System-level dark mode integration and other improvements,
BlackBerry has released an update to BBM Enterprise for Android (BBMe), bringing the ability to record and send videos directly from within a chat and more.
It has been a while since the Android version of BBM Enterprise received an update, but today BlackBerry have released an update which brings some bug fixes and minor enhancements.
BlackBerry has rolled an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Earlier in the week we reported how BlackBerry were re-branding BBM protected to BBM Enterprise for both Android and iOS Platforms. The Android version of BBM Enterprise is now available to download from the Google Play Store.
BlackBerry has rolled out the BBM Enterprise SDK 1.1 for Android, iOS, and JavaScript, and the updates are now generally available to all developers.
Ahead of the BlackBerry Priv becoming available from Friday, BlackBerry have released an update to not only BBM for Android but BBM for iOS.
Back in July last year, BlackBerry released an update to BBM for Android, which finally brought the ability to sign up and use BBM via phone numbers. However, this feature, while being one of the most requested features by users, was really only useful for new users.
Last month, BlackBerry released BBM as an external beta for BlackBerry 10, Android and iOS. A new update to the BBM Beta for Android brings PayPal payments to the UK and five other countries.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BBM for Android Beta which brings Private Chats and Material Design.
