Android developers can now make apps using Apple's Swift

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched ...

Swift SDK for Android is Now Available in Preview

According to Orlandos, developers can now use the Swift SDK for Android to create apps for, and port existing Swift packages ...
Android

ChatGPT Will Let You Run Apps Directly in Your Conversation

OpenAI unveiled the Apps SDK, transforming ChatGPT from a chatbot into a unified platform. The new system allows users to run full third-party apps, like Canva and Zillow, directly within the chat ...
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CometJacking: One Click Can Turn Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Into a Data Thief

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack called CometJacking targeting Perplexity's agentic AI browser Comet by embedding malicious prompts within a seemingly innocuous link to ...
Ars Technica

Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs

As we careen toward a future in which Google has final say over what apps you can run, the company has sought to assuage the community’s fears with a blog post and a casual “backstage” video. Google ...
Android Police

The Android setup that convinced me to abandon my beloved paper planner

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...
Android Police

I finally found the free open source document scanner on Android and I can't stop raving about it

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work is distinguished by its meticulous focus on flagship ...
BGR

Android Phone Has A SIM Not Provisioned Error Message? Here's What's Happening

Whether you've recently added a new line to your Android phone for faster internet or gotten a new work SIM, a "SIM Not Provisioned" error message can disrupt your ...
Hackaday

Going Native With Android’s Native Development Kit

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated environment. Compared to platforms like iOS with Objective-C, which is just C ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR1 ‘No Data Wipe’ OTA starts rolling out to Pixel

Over a week after Android 16 QPR1 went stable, Google is now beginning to roll out the “No Data Wipe” OTA update to Beta 3.1 testers. This over-the-air update lets you leave the Android Beta Program ...
Hackaday

A Look At Not An Android Emulator

Recently, Linux has been rising in desktop popularity in no small part to the work on WINE and Proton. But for some, the year of the Linux desktop is not enough, and the goal is now for the year of ...
The New York Times

In a Rock on Mars, NASA Sees ‘Clearest Sign of Life’ So Far

The agency’s scientists are still not saying they found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of the specimen collected by the Perseverance rover raises that possibility. By Kenneth Chang Life, ...