As Android developer verification gets ready to go, here's a new reason to be worried

An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

10 Android features I taught my parents to use, and you should too

Some Android features feel second nature to us, but not to our parents. Here are a bunch that my folks found useful.
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Support for 16 KB page size alignment in libconceal.so (required for Android 15 / Google Play compliance)

Starting November 1, 2025, Google Play will require all apps targeting Android 15+ to support 16 KB page sizes. Any .so libraries bundled inside an APK must have their ELF LOAD segments aligned to 16 ...
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TAO NFC SDK (Android)

The NFC SDK library simplifies Near Field Communication (NFC) interactions in Android applications. It provides a higher-level abstraction over the native Android NFC API, making it easier to read ...