Google Open Source Android Automotive OS for Software-defined Vehicles

Google is open-sourcing Android Automotive OS for Software Defined Vehicles (AAOS SDV), a vehicle platform that extends ...

Android Automotive upgrade gives Google more control over your car

This move could see Google become core to a lot more systems in your car ...
Lifehacker

Android 16's First Developer Preview Is Here Early

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
CNET

You Can Install Android 16 Developer Preview 2 Right Now. Here's What's New

David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for Engadget, Popular Mechanics ...
Interesting Engineering

Android won’t ban sideloading apps, but Google will make it painfully harder

Google is reshaping Android's sideloading system with verification checks, added friction, and a hidden override for advanced ...
CNX Software

Certified Android devices won’t let users sideload APK app files anymore, or at least it won’t be straightforward

Google won't allow people to (easily) sideload apps through APK files on certified Android devices starting in September 2026 ...

From F-Droid to emulators, here's who's hit hardest by Android's new verification rules

How Google’s new Android sideloading and developer verification rules impact third-party stores, modding tools, retro ...