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Google’s New Developer Rules Threaten to End the F-Droid Open-Source App Store

If you’re the type of Android user who values privacy and open-source software, you’re probably familiar with F-Droid. It’s ...

Google’s new developer rules could threaten sideloading and F-Droid’s future

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But that openness may be under threat. Google’s proposed developer ...
Hackaday

Going Native With Android’s Native Development Kit

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...
Android

Sony Xperia 10 VII Renders Leak: Green Finish, Horizontal Camera Setup & More

Specs and renders of Sony’s mid-range Xperia 10 VII have leaked, showing a refreshed design with horizontal cameras and a new green finish. The phone may feature a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip, 50MP main ...
GitHub

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 ...
GitHub

huawei-mobile-services

The HMS Unity Plugin makes it easy to include Huawei Mobile Services into Unity-based games. Authentication, in-app purchases, push alerts, ads, and interaction with gaming services are just a few of ...