Engineers at Facebook parent Meta have detailed their multi-year effort to convert the codebases for its numerous Android apps from the Java programming language over to Kotlin. That's a large task ...

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

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...

To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This ...

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer verification ...

The Hill may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. When it comes to building Android apps, Java is the coding language of choice for bringing those ...