Android Instant Apps — Run Apps Quickly Without Installation

Downloading an app is a real pain sometimes when you don't want to install the complete app on your smartphone just for booking a movie ticket, or buying something online. Isn't that?

Now, Imagine the world where you can use any Android app without actually the need to download or even install it on your smartphone.

This is exactly what Google has intended to offer you with its all new

Google may adopt Apple's Swift Programming Language for Android

Almost two years back, Apple introduced Swift programming language at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) to the developers who build software applications for Apple devices.

Swift was designed to make it easier for developers to create apps for Apple's mobile platform. Usually developers write complete app code and then compile it to see output, but Swift helps them see results in

Google Play Store increases Android APK Size Limit from 50MB to 100MB

Google is doubling the maximum APK file size on the Play Store from 50 MB to 100 MB.


That means...

Android app developers can now build higher quality Apps and Games that users love.

Of course, for an end user it may affect the overall app performance and installation time, as well as mobile data connectivity.


Google Wants Developers to Create Richer Apps



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Microsoft Open-Sources Tool for Porting iOS Apps to Windows

At its Build developers conference in April this year, Microsoft announced "Project Islandwood" - the "Windows Bridge for iOS" that lets iOS and Android developers port their apps to Windows.



Microsoft finally made another surprise move on Thursday by open sourcing an early version of its toolkit for iOS to help iOS developers move their apps more easily to Windows 10.



The source code

Malicious Gaming App Infects More than 1 Million Android Users

It's not at all surprising that the Google Play Store is surrounded by a number of malicious applications that may gain users' attention to fall victim for one, but this time it might be even worse than you thought.



Threat researchers from security firm ESET have discovered a malicious Facebook-Credentials-Stealing Trojan masquerading as an Android game that has been downloaded by more

How to Manage Android App Permissions to Protect Your Privacy

Do you actually read the list of permissions that Android apps are asking for before you install them?



I know most of us treat those permissions like terms and conditions, blindly tapping our way through. But if you actually do, you would be aware of their reach.



Some of your apps can make phone calls
Some can track your location
Some can read your browsing history, contacts, SMS,

Facebook Messenger Platform Launches at F8 Developer Conference

Yesterday at its annual F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco, Facebook officially turned its Messenger app into a Platform.
Facebook's Messenger Platform allows third-party app developers to integrate their apps with Facebook messenger app.
However, other popular messaging apps are already offering similar features, like Chinese WeChat, but Facebook release is much bigger than any other

Google Now Manually Reviews Play Store Android App Submissions

Google has changed the way it managed apps on the Google Play Store. After years of depending on the automated app check process, the company just made some changes to its Play Store policies that will successfully weed out malicious and undesirable apps from Google Play store.
Google has introduced an update for developers and users that's sure to make some parents happy and some developers sad.

DroidStealth — Android Encryption Tool with Stealth Capabilities

We all have Internet-connected smartphones in our pockets, but it’s very hard to find a place on Internet to feel secure and private. No doubt, there is data Encryption on cell phones, but what’s the use if it is cracked by hackers or law enforcement?



What if the encrypted files don’t exist in the first place for law enforcement to decrypt it? That’s the motive behind DroidStealth, a new

Adware Android Apps Found in Google Play With Millions of Downloads

With the rise in mobile market, last year we have seen sharp growth in malicious 'adware' — the most prevalent mobile threat in the world. And now, security researchers have once again found Google Play Store offering malicious apps that are infecting millions of Android users with adware.



It’s not at all surprising that the Android operating system is surrounded by a number of unwanted