Specifically "we define an 'Android compatible' device as one that can run any application written by third-party developers using the Android SDK and NDK." ...

The SDK source code, like almost all of Android, is covered by the Apache Software License 2 (ASLv2). The new clause, introduced in November 2012 with the release of Android 4.2, was widely ...

Following the Android 3.2 update that began rolling out to Wi-Fi Xoom models a few days ago, Google has now released the Android 3.2 SDK into the wild, adding a number of new features whilst ...

As it stands, the vast majority of Android apps (about 85 percent, according to EETimes) run on Android’s Dalvik virtual machine, but about 80,000 run natively on the ARM architecture.

Google is seeking help from developers to address power management and compatibility issues on Android. The company has announced a Developer-powered Compatibility Test Suite (CTS-D) that will ...