Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Amazon launched Vega OS, replacing Android on Fire TV devices for better performance and efficiency, but preventing app sideloading.

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

Amazon is officially ditching Android for its Fire TV lineup, with the new Vega OS launching today and without sideloading.

Amazon's Fire TV is getting a rebirth with Vega OS, but it sounds like the experience at launch might not be what some fans expected.

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Google released Android 16 back in June, and at the launch of the Phone (3) in early July, Nothing promised it would roll out the update to Android 16 "later this autumn". Clearly, the Nothing Phone ...

Google has delayed releasing the source code for Android 16 QPR1, worrying custom ROM developers who rely on timely AOSP (Android Open Source Project) updates. While Google typically publishes source ...

Whenever Google launches a new version of the Android operating system, it likes to sneak in a fun little Easter egg. These Android Easter eggs usually take the form of a bite-sized game (like the ...

Samsung has launched a new budget phone, the Galaxy F17, in India. This succeeds the Galaxy F16 and features Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for improved resistance against scratches and drops. The phone ...