Google blocked the first known AI-powered attack on 2FA accounts; here is how hackers tried to break in, know how to stay safe

Google prevents first known instance of 2FA cyber attack where hackers used AI-developed zero-day exploit; Know how to stay ...
InfoWorld

Why it’s so hard to create stand-alone Python apps

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...
Lifehacker

This Android Setting Makes It Easy to Manage All Your App Permissions

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
Forbes

Microsoft Shuts Down Outlook App For Android Users In 6 Weeks

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Outlook Lite is about to disappear. Email is one of the highest risk apps on your phone. And ...
TweakTown

Apple's coding language Swift can now be used to develop Android apps

TL;DR: Apple's Swift 6.3 update introduces an Android SDK, allowing developers to build or integrate Swift code into Android apps alongside Kotlin and Java. This cross-platform capability enables ...
TechCrunch

Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

After settling its lengthy antitrust battle over the Android app ecosystem earlier this month, Google said Thursday it will make it easier to install Android apps from outside the Play Store. The ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...
InfoWorld

Google’s Android developer verification program draws pushback

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
TweakTown

5 Developer Options You Should Tweak on Your Android Phone

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Many people think Android's Developer Options are meant only for developers, but that's not true. They actually unlock powerful settings that can boost ...
ZDNet

Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...