Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe-code your own widgets

To create a widget, users will be able to describe what they want using natural language. For example, you could ask the ...
Computerworld

How to create your own custom Android air gesture

This underappreciated ability will make your favorite phone even easier to use — especially when you're out and about in the world. Psst: Come close. I’ve got something to share with you, and I don’t ...
Android

Apple’s Swift Language is Now Officially on Android to Break App Development Barriers

The latest Swift 6.3 update introduces the first official Swift SDK for Android. This allows developers to build native Android apps or integrate Swift code into existing Kotlin/Java projects. The ...
Android Authority

6 ways I'm already using Android 17's app bubbles to multitask better

Google has released Android 17 Beta 3, and with it comes one of the update’s most anticipated features — app bubbles. Think of it as a cleaner evolution of Android’s older floating window system. You ...
CNBC

OpenAI to create desktop super app, combining ChatGPT app, browser and Codex app

OpenAI will combine its web browser, ChatGPT app and Codex app into a singular desktop super app. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, will oversee the change with assistance from OpenAI ...
Engadget

Android will hide some app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Developers will also be able to use a "limited distribution account" to share apps to small groups of people without verification. For the average Android users, the ability to sideload apps will now ...
Ars Technica

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in September, Google will begin restricting application sideloading with its ...
9to5google

Google details MCP-like ‘AppFunctions’ that let Gemini use Android apps

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...
Android Authority

Android apps keep using Apple's Liquid Glass design, and it's killing me

If I wanted Liquid Glass, I’d buy an iPhone. It doesn’t belong on Android. And yet, I’m seeing more and more of Apple’s design language — or half-baked versions of it — pop up in apps on my Google ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
ZDNet

How to use your Android phone to master Linux Bash scripts (instead of doomscrolling)

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9to5google

Gmail for Android finally lets you create new labels

The Gmail mobile apps lack a handful of features found on the website, but Google is now adding the ability to create new labels on Android. Once available, open the navigation drawer for “Create ...