Google has proposed sweeping changes to Android to make app distribution more competitive, but sideloading will still be ...

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update ...

Android 17 may introduce a new feature called Min Mode that'll let Google Maps show turn-by-turn navigation on your phone's AOD. Here's how.

The October 2025 Google System rollout is now live, bringing a broad set of functional and developer-facing improvements ...

Abstract: Face Verification Systems (FVSes) are more and more deployed by real-world mobile applications (apps) to verify a human’s claimed identity. One popular type of FVSes is called cross-side FVS ...

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Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee voted Tuesday afternoon to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge ...

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Quarterly Platform Releases deliver more significant changes compared to monthly bug patches, with Android 16 QPR2 shaping up to be a sizable one. Historically, QPRs are relatively stable and launch ...