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Most used Android mobile devices throughout the world

• Wednesday, December 1, 2021
• By Christian Hargrave

Uptodown launched a report on the most used Android mobile devices throughout the world. The Galaxy A12 is the most popular model in North America, the Huawei nova 7i is the most popular model in Southern Europe, and the popular model in Africa is th...

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Uptodown: An alternative to Google Play

• Wednesday, June 2, 2021
• By Richard Harris

We recently spoke with Luis Hernandez Garrido, CEO of Uptodown, to hear more about how Uptodown is an alternative to Google Play, which guarantees users and developers the right to choose where to get their apps and games from and improves privacy....

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StrandHogg Android vulnerability identified

• Thursday, December 5, 2019
• By Freeman Lightner

Serious Android vulnerability leaves most apps vulnerable to attacks. Identified by Norwegian app security company Promon, following several attacks on a number of customer bank accounts, the StrandHogg vulnerability allows real-life malware to pose ...

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Nodle cash app now available for android

• Monday, November 11, 2019
• By Christian Hargrave

The Nodle Cash App is now available in the Google Play Store for Android phones. Previously, this app was only available preinstalled on HTC Exodus 1 smartphones....

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Android Dev Summit highlights

• Monday, October 28, 2019
• By Freeman Lightner

Announcements from the 2019 Android Developer Summit include Jetpack Compose, Android Studio 4.0 in Canary, Android App Bundles, the future of Android, and the modern android development experience....

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Cross platform graphical toolkit from the Qt Company arrives

• Monday, August 26, 2019
• By Freeman Lightner

The Qt Company introduces Qt for MCUs, a graphics toolkit for the creation of smartphone-like experiences and offers ultimate performance with a tiny footprint for devices in the connected vehicle, wearable, smart home, industrial and medical sectors...

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Why Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is easier to develop for and deploy

• Wednesday, May 22, 2019
• By Richard Harris

With the new edition of Google Glass comes better developer support improved CPU, enhanced camera, longer battery life, and advancements in security....

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Error monitoring system from Rollbar now on Google Cloud

• Friday, April 12, 2019
• By Christian Hargrave

Rollbar partners with Google Cloud Platform to enhance automatic error detection for developer software....

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Push notification value increases with intensity

• Monday, March 4, 2019
• By Richard Harris

Marfeel research finds optimal push notification strategies for user engagement, intensity can increase the value of notifications by up to 40 percent. Delivering value means setting standards to make sure that push notifications remain engaging, and...

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Productive app updates while prioritizing the customer

• Monday, February 25, 2019
• By Richard Harris

Publishing app updates keep developers innovating their product, but if you don't listen to users and stay mindful of important feedback you could be spinning your wheels....

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Why everyone should learn to code

• Monday, January 28, 2019
• By Richard Harris

For some people learning to code induces feelings of nausea, projectile vomiting, children born with the head of a golden retriever, possession by the price of darkness, and other such side effects. But Fahim Ul Haq of Educative has a completely diff...

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Android Studio update fixes over 200 reported bugs, here's what's new

• Tuesday, January 15, 2019
• By Richard Harris

Android Studio updates to version 3.3 and aims to help developers stay productive in making great apps for Android. Since the last stable release, Android Studio 3.3 addresses over 200 user reported bugs....

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Google is turning on the Restore feature soon

• Thursday, January 10, 2019
• By Richard Harris

A changing is coming to the Restore feature in the Google Play Console. On April 15, 2019, Google will be turning on the Restore feature for all developers with subscriptions enabled to ensure a more consistent user experience....

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Java vs. Kotlin: The raging debate

• Thursday, December 13, 2018
• By Ashish Parmar

Deciding if you should use Java vs. Kotlin for Android development is a debate that is still fresh with pros and cons on either side. But despite the argument, Kotlin marches on with a strong developer force behind it, replacing regular Java as it st...

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StackCommerce celebrates $100M in payouts to creators

• Wednesday, November 28, 2018
• By Christian Hargrave

StackCommerce announced that the company has reached a major milestone in delivering revenue to their content and product creators....

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Play Android games on your PC with this new Android emulator

• Tuesday, November 20, 2018
• By Richard Harris

Play your favorite games on an Android emulator called NoxPlayer , that aims to give you an even better experience than on your phone. The Android emulator for PC supports three different versions of Android....

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G Suite developer platform gets a new Apps Script dashboard

• Tuesday, November 6, 2018
• By Christian Hargrave

Google's new Apps Script dashboard aims to offer new and expanded functionality under the new name the G Suite Developer Hub....

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New startup pairs Android developers to businesses

• Friday, November 2, 2018
• By Christian Hargrave

Sometimes it's hard for companies to find a reliable source for Android app development, but this new startup wants to help....

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30,000 blacklisted apps hosted on the Google Play Store report finds

• Friday, September 21, 2018
• By Richard Harris

The Mobile Threat Landscape Q2 2018 Report done by RiskIQ says that 2018 Q2 has seen an increase in the number of blacklisted apps....

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Fortnite for Android is a trailblazing risk for mobile banking

• Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• By Sam Bakken

If you want Fortnite for Android you will have to open a hole in the security of your Android device, which could lead to other security concerns for high-security apps such as mobile banking....

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