Although Android already has a sandboxed Linux terminal available, this Google model will be geared toward developers.

Modern Android phones hide a menu called Developer Options. Most people never touch it. But if you've ever wanted to ...

Learn more. Interested in developing your own Android application? Preparing to step into the world of mobile app development can be a big task, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming.

One downside of learning Android app development for beginners, is that it involves a lot of fragmented elements. It gets worse: Google has a habit of introducing new concepts and tools all the time.

This article is excerpted from Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours (Amazon price at press time: $32.39), reprinted with permission of Sams Publishing.

Once you’ve built an app for Android, you can submit it to the Play Store and it will be live within a few hours. There’s only a single one-off registration fee of $25 USD and Google’s ...

Today, developers have more options for creating fast mobile apps that run on multiple platforms, including Ionic, React Native, and Xamarin. Flutter and its built-in programming language, Dart ...