Java may still be the first programming language that springs to mind when you think about Android, but you don’t have to use Java for Android development. In fact, Kotlin is now Google’s preferred ...

Java is one of the “official” languages that Google supports for Android development — the other being Kotlin. While the latter is increasingly favored by Google however, Java remains popular due to ...

The code used to run Java applications on Google's Android operating system is "completely different" from the code that underpins Oracle's Java platform, according to an expert witness called by ...

WhatsApp is currently working on a new design for its context menu, as reported by WABetaInfo. The redesigned context menu is currently in beta testing and offers a fresh look to WhatsApp’s approach.

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz took the stand here today as a witness for the defense, and disputed Oracle's claim that Java APIs were proprietary code from Sun. Google's lawyer, ...

Google has redesigned the volume menu in Android 15 Beta 2 with new features and an improved look, too. With the launch of Android 15 Beta 2, Google has redesigned the volume menu. This doesn’t affect ...