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Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with app exit reasons, ADB Incremental, and wireless debugging
Opinion
ProBeat: Apple and Google’s contact detection API will fail, but they should build it anyway
Apple and Google partner on Bluetooth interoperability for COVID-19 tracing apps
Google launches braille keyboard for Android devices
Immersal maps Helsinki in city-scale AR using crowdsourcing mobile app
Google unveils Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and Cloud Firestore for game developers
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 2 with foldable, call screening, and Neural Networks API improvements
Google launches Android Studio 3.6 with Google Maps in the Android Emulator
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 1
Analysis
Specs are Android’s biggest advantage over iPhones, but do users care?
Project xCloud finally comes to iOS, but with some serious limitations
Liftoff: 2020 may be the year Android app revenue eclipses iOS
Analysis
As iOS and iPadOS 13 near 80% adoption, is the race with Android over?
Google has paid security researchers over $21 million for bug bounties, $6.5 million in 2019 alone
Phiar launches AI-powered AR navigation app in invite-only iPhone beta
GitHub launches Android app in beta
TCL demos foldable tablet concept, previews 5G smartphone
Kew Labs debuts $105 wireless phone charger you can hide under furniture
Opinion
ProBeat: Google only updated Android distribution data once in 2019
Hands-on: Adobe Photoshop Camera uses AI to redefine mobile photo editing
Microsoft’s Andrew Shuman on the Cortana app’s death, natural language, and Alexa
Google Translate improves offline translation quality by up to 20%
Healium uses VR, AR, or wearables to reduce anxiety
Google paints its ambient computing vision for Flutter
Google’s ARCore Depth API enables AR depth maps and occlusion with one camera
Temple Gates Games launches beta signups for Roll for the Galaxy
Opinion
Android’s Focus mode could be a game-changer for anyone struggling with constant distractions
Qualcomm details Snapdragon 865 and 765, promises devices in Q1 2020
Russian software will be mandatory on all devices sold in the country from July 1, 2020
Google: 80% of Android apps now encrypt network traffic by default
Google quintuples top reward for hacking Android to $1 million
Dynamic email in Gmail launches on Android and iOS
Motorola’s foldable Razr smartphone ships in January for $1,500
Google Play Points launches in the U.S.
Huawei could get Android lifeline as U.S. mulls trade licenses
Opinion
Google’s experimental Morph app highlights a feature that should be baked into all smartphones
Google launches Jetpack Compose developer preview and Android Studio 4.0 Canary
Android Pie passes 20% adoption after 12 months
