Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google is experimenting with Dart to create faster, smoother Android apps July 31, 2025 A group of Google developers is working onSky, a Dart-based “experimental, high-performance UI framework for mobile apps.” The majority of Android apps are written in Java, but Sky makes use of Dart, an open-source web programming language developed and promoted by Google. The goal of Sky is to allow the creation of faster apps that can run on any platform and can make use of better web integration for a better user experience....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Pixel 3a set for India launch on May 8, Night Sight camera mode teased August 24, 2025 Google has all-but-confirmed that the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will launch on May 7 during the first day ofGoogle I/O 2019. Now, Indian e-tailerFlipkartis hinting that the two long-rumored Pixel “Lite” phones will debut in the region a day later on May 8....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Play introduces promo codes for apps, games and in-app purchases June 15, 2025 Developers are now able to add promo codes to make their paid apps and games free in theGoogle Play Store. The promo codes can also be used for in-app purchases (but not for subscription content). This change in Google’s attitude to making paid apps free, finally adds a feature to Google Play that our frenemies over on iOS have enjoyed for a long time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google sold ‘tens of millions’ of Google Home devices in 2017 July 21, 2025 2017 was an important year forGooglewhen it came toGoogle HomeandGoogle Assistant. After all, it was their first full year of existence, and given the huge cache behind the Google brand, they were expected to have a successful first full year of existence. Here’s a shocker: Google Home and Google Assistantdid just finein 2017....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s Material Design team leader departs to join Dropbox June 14, 2025 Nicholas Jitkoff, the leader of Google’sMaterial Designteam, is departing the company for another gig. The cloud file storage company Dropbox has announced it has hired Jitkoff to be its new Vice President of Design. Jitkoff has been a designer at Google since 2006, and lead the team that brought us the company’s Material Design language for Android apps....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Googlers share impressive 240-fps slow-mo video and photos shot with Nexus 6P August 13, 2025 The newNexuses check a lot of the right marks, including an attractive design, a fast fingerprint sensor, and a friendly price tag (well, not so muchin EuropeorIndia). But the feature that’s got us really excited is the camera shared between theNexus 5Xand6P, featuring a 12....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s impressive Live Caption will add subtitles to any audio on your phone June 05, 2025 One of the big themes of the Google I/O 2019 opening keynote was inclusivity. A new feature in Android Q aims to improve inclusivity for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing by offering instant captions to just about any audio or video played on a phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how Android 12 will make alternative app stores easier to use July 25, 2025 Android allows users to install apps from alternative app stores, but it never made the process easy. By design,Google Play Storehas been the staple for those installing new apps or hunting for updates. But this could change inAndroid 12. According to developer documentation discovered byXDA-Developers, Android 12 will make installing apps a little more seamless....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to open CSV files in Python - store and retrieve large data sets August 19, 2025 A CSV file is a “comma-separated values” file. In plain English, this is a text file that contains an unusually large amount of data. More often than not, this is used in order to create databases of information, where each unit of data is separated by a comma....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to use fragments in your Android apps for a powerful and dynamic UI July 07, 2025 Note: This article assumes you are familiar with the basics ofAndroid developmentandJava. You should already be able to create basic layouts and use views,onClickandfindViewByID.If you grasp those concepts, you’re ready to learn to use fragments! Fragments are a powerful feature of good Android UI that allow you to approach app design in a modular manner....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One X9 specs and shots revealed by China’s TENAA July 09, 2025 In the past week or two, the One X9 has seemingly taken overall newsrelated to the HTC. Rumors and leaks have been flowing freely, and now we finally have some more concrete details, courtesy of China’s TENAA. The telecommunications agency has not only photographed the glorious gadget in a series of proper poses, but also revealed some of the specs:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI G10 with 2:1 display and four cameras leaks ahead of official reveal August 14, 2025 It looks like fall will be a busy time for HUAWEI. In addition to theMate 10 seriesthat’s scheduled to be announced on October 16, the company is apparently also gearing up to launch another smartphone with a 2:1 aspect ratio display called the HUAWEI G10....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Huawei’s Android 9 Pie-based EMUI 9.0 rolling out globally (Update: India, too!) July 08, 2025 Update, June 13, 2025 (1:54PM EST):HONOR announced that the EMUI 9.0 update is rolling out to the HONOR 10, HONOR View 10, and HONOR Play in India. Don’t fret if you live in India and don’t get the update right away — the rollout will likely happen over the next few days and even weeks, so be patient....