Latest news and information regarding Android development for the mobile platform. Includes Android source code and native Android application development.

Android Developer Challenge 2 Now Open!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

The official Android Developer blog has today announced that the second Android Developer Challenge is now open for submissions. App developers are required to submit their

Google Announce Android Scripting Environment

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) will make Android development easier and more accessible for a number of developers who don't want to build a full

Google Developing “Eyes-Free” Android Interface – Video

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

During Google's I/O developer conference last week, T.V. Raman, a research scientist at Google, showcased an adaptive, circular interface for phones that provides audio and

Widget Support In Android 1.5

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

The Android 1.5 update will bring widget support to the Android platform's home screen. The recently announced Android 1.5 SDK includes the AppWidget framework that

Android SDK 1.5 Update Revealed

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The Google Android dev team have announced the release of an 'early look' at the next version of the Android platform. The new version 1.5 is

Did Apple Prevent Google From Using Multi-Touch In Android?

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

A member of the Android Team has revealed to Venture Beat that during the development of the Android G1,  Google were warned by Apple not

Android ‘Cupcake’ Update Details With Pics

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

There has been a lot of buzz on the internet recently about Android's Cupcake development branch, and just when current G1 owners can expect to

G1 Android Multi-Touch Moves A Step Closer

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Android developer Luke Hutch has managed to enable multi-touch functionality on his T-Mobile G1 without having to recompile the Android kernal. By using specially

Android Update 2009 – Video Recording, Stereo Bluetooth, Onscreen Keyboard And More

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Google have today published a roadmap for the new 'Cupcake' development branch of the Android platform. The roadmap details a whole list of bug fixes

Android T-Mobile G1 Auto-Rotation Application Demo

Friday, November 28th, 2008

The Android developer community have been busy working on bringing auto-rotation functionality to the G1, and judging by the video footage below they've done a

Android G1 Multi-Touch Video

Monday, November 24th, 2008

In an effort to solve the G1 multi-touch debacle once and for all, developer Ryan Gardner has written a little Android application that aims to

UK G1 Users Receive Update RC 8

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

UK G1 owners woke up this morning to discover the long awaited upgrade notice on their handsets. The new G1 update, RC 8, seems to

Android Security Team On Android Updates And Fixes

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

The Google Android Security Team have begun to release details of the two recent updates to the Android platform. Updates RC 29 and RC 30

Android Root Access Gained Through PTerminal Application

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Members of the XDA Developers forum have found a way to gain root access to their Android G1 handsets using a loophole in the PTerminal

Panoramio Tool Added To The Apps-For-Android Project

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

The Android Dev blog has today announced a new addition to the Apps-For-Android project. The new software, 'Panoramio' uses the website's API to display photo's

WebViewDemo Added To The Apps-For-Android Package

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

The latest addition to the ever growing apps-for-android project is WebViewDemo, a small application that aims to demonstarate how developers can incorporate web content into

Google Add 3 New Source Samples To The Apps-For-Android Project

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Google have today added three new source samples to their ever growing apps-for-android project. The first two, Triangle and SpriteText aim to showcase techniques that will

Google Publish Android Developer Roadmap

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Following yesterday's announcement of the release of the Android SDK 0.9, Google have also updated the official website to include a timeline for further Android

Install Android On Your HTC Titan

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Not content with the recent port of Android to the Nokia N810, members of the pocked pc forum ppcgeeks.com have successfully managed to port Android

Developers Frustrated Over Lack Of Android Updates

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

A growing number of Android developers are becoming increasingly upset regarding the lack of new Android updates and the overall secrecy of the Android platform. Over

Android Running On Nokia N95 Video

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Following on from the recent Android installation on the Nokia 810 Internet Tablet comes this demonstration of a similar port to the Nokia N95. Other than

Android Developer Finalists To Receive SDK Snapshots

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

As if the $25,000 prize wasn't enough, the 50 finalists of the Android Developer Challenge will also be the first group of developers to gain

Android Dev Blog Release ‘Routing Intents’ Article

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Following on from their previous Android developer article in which they detailed the use of the Linkify function, Google have released a second in which