Android Authority

Android Q introduces several new APIs

The first preview of Android Q is here, alongside all sorts of developer-speak regarding the new code underneath. Beta 1 of Android Q is available starting today for early adopters and developers, ...
Android

Google to require all Android 16 phones to use the Vulcan API

Summary: Android 16 will require devices to support Vulcan’s new Host Image Copy feature. This will improve gaming and 3D graphics performance, and reduce stuttering. It’s not hard to see why; this ...
SD Times

First developer preview of Android 16 marks start of faster release cycle for Android APIs

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...
Android Authority

Here's how Android's faster release schedule will affect Android apps

Alongside the big Android 16 release in Q2 of 2025, Google will also roll out a minor Android release in Q4 with new developer APIs. Going forward, Android will have more of these minor releases so ...
VentureBeat

Google confirms next Android version will use Oracle’s open-source OpenJDK for Java APIs

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...