Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...
TechRepublic

Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers

Google is reportedly offering select Play Store developers payment for access to app source code. For Android developers in APAC, the offer raises questions about IP rights, security risks, AI-use ...
Android Authority

Google is reportedly buying Play Store app code from devs, and you can guess why

Google is reportedly paying select Play Store developers for access to their app source code as part of a confidential program aimed at improving its AI coding tools. Developers invited to participate ...
9to5google

Google is reportedly buying Android app code from Play Store devs to train AI models

With coding having emerged as one of the best use cases for LLMs, Google is reportedly looking to train its AI models with code from actual Android app developers, but is at least paying them to do so ...

Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop

Touted as a less-hookup-focused Grindr, Goose is an invite-only space for gay men. The problem is the people promoting it don ...
9to5google

Gemini Go rolling out to replace Google Assistant on Android Go phones

The deprecation of Google Assistant continues today with Gemini Go for Android Go devices that have entry-level specs. This “streamlined version of Gemini” is aimed at Android Go devices with 2GB of ...
The New York Times

How to Remove Apps You Never Use (or at Least Hide Them)

If you need space back on your phone or tablet, removing built-in and unused apps can help free up storage and reduce screen clutter. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes about how to get more ...
The Columbian

WinCo employees sue grocer alleging they didn’t get breaks, weren’t paid wages owed

A group of WinCo Foods employees is suing the grocer for allegedly neglecting to give them breaks and pay wages owed. The group filed the lawsuit, brought by lead plaintiff Ryan Jezierski, on June 1 ...
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Android users need to know these secret smartphone codes

Usually, you control your smartphone or tablet via the OS or app menus. However, certain functions can only be accessed using control commands: these are combinations of numbers that you enter via ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Alibaba Bids $1.5 Billion for China Grocer in Meituan Fight

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is offering $1.5 billion to buy Chinese grocery delivery firm Pupu, initiating a bidding war as part of a broader campaign to wrest market share from online commerce rival ...
ZDNet

6 Android Auto apps I wish I discovered sooner, because they make driving much easier

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
CBS News

Pentagon updates religious codes after criticism from Mormons

The Pentagon on Monday updated its religious affiliation codes after members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints criticized the list because it did not describe LDS as a "Christian" ...