Rust 2021 edition to arrive in October with 'more consistent panic' and other new features
Also: Why Rust in Android will use the Soong build system, not Cargo
13 May 2021
Articles about Android
As another vendor promises 3 years of Android updates, we ask: How long should mobile devices receive support?
Analysis Really, three years should be the bare minimum at this point
10 May 2021
Google putting its trust in Rust to weed out memory bugs in Android development
Not rewriting the whole OS, of course, but using the language going forward
07 Apr 2021
Privacy activist Max Schrems claims Google Advertising ID on Android is unlawful, files complaint in France
Tracking ID placed on mobile device without informed consent, says campaign group
07 Apr 2021
5-year-old Fairphone 2 is about to receive a major update to Android 9
Yes, it's old, but the handset has been supported for much longer than the big dogs usually manage
26 Mar 2021
Let it snow: Android 12 Developer Preview 2 lands, bringing UI and security API tweaks
World's most used mobile phone OS gets some new toys
18 Mar 2021
UBports community delivers 'second-largest release of Ubuntu Touch ever'
Linux for smartphones: OTA-16 brings fixes for brave Android avoiders
18 Mar 2021
Google: US antitrust regulator was totally right to let us off the hook nearly 10 years ago
Just look at how Microsoft has grown since (but don't look at our results)
17 Mar 2021
Got a need for speed? New report claims iPhone 12's 5G performance lags behind that of rival Android models
Baked-in mmWave support may improve figures with more deployments
16 Mar 2021
Australia picks third fight with Big Tech, this time over browser and search on mobile devices
Regulator keen to know how Android Choice works in the EU, what makes the Google/Apple relationship tick, and if Salesforce buying Slack is a problem
12 Mar 2021
SHAREit app for Android said to share way too much: Billion-download code with holes no one wants to fix
Updated Trend Micro claims software is full of security flaws that allow data out and malware in
16 Feb 2021
Microsoft's underwhelming, underpowered dual-screen Surface Duo phone arrives in the UK this month for £1,349
'Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps' – sign us up!
11 Feb 2021
Google OS, phone home: Leaked Android 12 screenshots suggest new design, privacy features
Widgets tie in with promise to 'elevate people and conversations in the system surfaces'
09 Feb 2021
Barcode scan app amassed millions of downloads before weird update starting popping open webpages...
Android software kicked out of Google Play Store, may still be active on many handhelds
08 Feb 2021
Location tracking report: X-Mode SDK use much more widespread than first thought
Updated 450 Android apps tracked your whereabouts, 1.7bn downloads, 44% used X-Mode code
03 Feb 2021
Google's Git commits point to project on pared-back Android for virtualized environments
Meet MicroDroid, a base image for on-device VMs that might never see light of day
26 Jan 2021
Android 10 ported to homegrown multi-core RISC-V system-on-chip by Alibaba biz, source code released
AOSP effort could help bring GUIs to industrial, IoT, embedded gear
21 Jan 2021
Epic Games files competition lawsuit against Google in the UK over Fortnite's ejection from Play Store
Epic by name, epic (lawsuit) by nature
15 Jan 2021
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