Yves Jeanrenaud’s app Nearby Glasses scans for Bluetooth signals emitted by the eyewear and sends users a push notification if someone wearing them is nearby. Since being launched three weeks ago, the ...

Tired of annoying ads on Android apps and even websites? Learn how this one simple setting lets you block ads on Android.

If you're interested in going paperless, you probably think you need a scanner. It's true that hardware scanners make turning multipage documents into PDFs very simple. But most of us don't have easy ...

I will quote a lot of times from this official document, see the full document here: https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/nfc/hce This app explains how ...

You don't want to waste any time when completing tasks during your day. There are a lot of small, routine things you have to remember throughout your day, and many of them involve your smartphone, ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

The Swift Android workgroup has announced nightly preview releases of the Swift SDK for Android, a tool kit for developing Android mobile applications with Apple’s Swift language. Instructions for ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...

Editor's take: More than a month after the original announcement, we now know exactly how Google intends to tighten its grip on the Android ecosystem. The new rules go far beyond simple housekeeping – ...

The takeaway: App sideloading has been a contentious issue since the dawn of mobile computing. Google is now taking a hardline approach, citing alleged security concerns, but a major app platform is ...