With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...
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Apple Seeds iOS 26.4 Beta 2 with Encrypted RCS for Android

Apple has released the second beta of iOS 26.4, expanding end-to-end encryption for RCS messages to include Android users. Here’s what's new.
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Apple is finally testing RCS encryption, but there’s a catch for Android users

Apple has started testing end-to-end encrypted RCS in the first iOS 26.4 developer beta. RCS encryption currently works only between iPhones, not between iPhone and Android. Apple says full RCS E2EE ...

Android apps keep using Apple's Liquid Glass design, and it's killing me

Google finally created a bold and beautiful design language, and nobody is using it, not even on Android. This needs to change.

Android Circuit: Magic V5 Reveal, Mystery Galaxy S26 Ultra, Qualcomm Wear Elite’s AI Move

Xiaomi 17 Ultra global release, the Honor Magic V6 reveal, the Pixel 10a upgrade, a mysterious Galaxy S26 Ultra, Qualcomm’s Wear Elite platform and ...

Android Circuit: Honor’s MWC Robot, Galaxy Unpacked Recap, OnePlus 15T Confirmed

This week’s Android headlines: all the Galaxy Unpacked and Galaxy S26 news, Honor’s new Robot, Nothing Phone (4a)’s colorful ...