Project Astoria: How easy it looks to port Android apps to Windows 10

Sometimes, it merely takes one line of code to port an Android app over to Windows 10 for phones. Once Windows 10 RTM is released, Project Astoria, or Project A as it is referred to, will become ...

I'm still mourning these 5 open source apps that vanished from the Play Store

I still mourn about these five open source apps that vanished from the Play Store. AdAway is a system-wide ad blocker. It’s ...
Joy of Android

GitHub Games and the Open Approach to Game Development

GitHub games are open-source projects for testing gameplay ideas, sharing code, and collaborating publicly outside ...
GitHub

Child Screen Time - Open Source Parental Control

A powerful, open source parental control application for Android that provides uncompromising screen time management and digital wellness tools for families. ├── core/ │ ├── ScreenTimeApplication.java ...
The Verge

Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial

Aluminium may not fully arrive till 2028 — and ChromeOS bows out in 2034. Aluminium may not fully arrive till 2028 — and ChromeOS bows out in 2034. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge ...
9to5google

Motorola doesn’t promise any Android OS upgrades for its latest budget phones, ships with Android 15

Motorola is not exactly known for timely Android updates, but its latest releases in Europe don’t even promise OS upgrades at all – with Android 15 out of the box being a cherry on top. Earlier this ...
Android Police

I replaced Google's core apps with open source alternatives, and I'm never going back

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...
Android Authority

This open-source AI tool makes Google Assistant look obsolete

I’ve been an early adopter of Google’s smart home ecosystem, using their devices and assistants since the very first iteration. But it’s safe to say that for the longest time, the promise of a digital ...
gematsu

3D idol game V Project announced for iOS, Android

Elementa has announced V Project, a new idol game “built around empathy” for iOS and Android. It will launch in 2026. Here is an overview of the game, via Elementa: V Project is a new immersive idol ...
CNET

Google Agrees to Pay $135M in Huge Android Data-Harvesting Settlement

Android users, take note: On Tuesday, Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit over illegal data collection. If it goes through, Google will pay out $135 million to Android ...
Android Authority

Make a video game where you play as your own cat in Google's new virtual world creator

Google’s Genie models are able to transform user prompts into virtual 3D worlds. After developing Genie 3 last year, Google’s turned it into an interactive experiment with Project Genie. While Project ...