The modern smartphone is a powerful little tool. But what makes it different from mobile phones of yesteryear is the capability to install third-party apps, letting users truly explore the machine's ...

In Android Studio for beginners, Part 2, you created your first animated mobile app using Android Studio. Now, Part 3 will take you through the steps to build and run the app in an Android device ...

Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

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 ...

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) allows you to wirelessly issue commands to your phone, removing the need for cables. Wireless ADB works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chromebooks. No platform is better ...

Learning Android app development may seem like a daunting task, but it can open up a world of possibilities. You could create the next “hit app” that changes the way we work or interact with each ...

Google has released the stable build of Android Studio 4.0, its newest official integrated development environment (IDE) for building Android apps on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. The three main ...