One of the things that sets Google Android apart from other mobile operating systems is the fact that dozens of phone and tablet makers can load the open source OS on their devices. And Google doesn’t stop them from customizing the look and feel of the operating system, which is why phones with Samsung TouchWiz, […]
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Android developers can submit multiple app installers to the Android Market
Google has rolled out an update to the Android Market which allows developers to upload multiple APK files for a single app listing. That means instead of creating separate listings for multiple versions of an app designed to run on different devices, developers can create a single listing. In other words, when you go to […]
Google to make it easier to force smartphone apps to fill Android tablet screens
There are currently only a few hundred Android apps designed specifically for tablets running Google Android 3.0 or higher. But there are hundreds of thousands of apps for Android smartphones and most of them actually look halfway decent on tablets with higher resolution screens. Some don’t though. I’ve run across a few apps that simply […]
Android Market will let let you know if you can run an app before you install it
Google appears to be rolling out a new Android Market feature which lets you know whether an app is compatible with your hardware. This feature kind of seems like a no-brainer, since there are so many different Android devices on the market with different hardware and different versions of the Android operating system. But up […]
Is Google using strong-arm tactics to battle Android fragmentation?
Google’s Android operating system has long been portrayed as the “open” alternative to Apple iOS and most other mobile operating systems. While Google typically works on new versions of Android behind closed doors, the company also typically releases the source code to device makers and the public at some point, allowing anyone to customize the […]