180 stories tagged android, newest first.
89 points by motionlessveloc | 40 comments
A technical write-up reverse-engineering Block Blast's server-delivered traits, showing a rule that forces an unplaceable piece set when a high-value rewarded ad is ready.
570 points by privacyishuman | 213 comments
A GrapheneOS Mastodon post explaining banking app compatibility on GrapheneOS, noting about a dozen banks now explicitly permit it, with a link to a compatibility list.
340 points by NackerHughes | 326 comments
Keep Android Open campaign page counting down to Google's 2027 developer verification requirement that would block apps from unregistered developers on Android devices.
498 points by aghuang | 181 comments
GitHub repository for HackiOS, which boots Apple's open-source XNU kernel on a POCO X5 Pro Android phone or QEMU to run the unmodified iOS 16.5 user space.
359 points by kaycebasques | 249 comments
Google's official Rust style guide covering code organization, formatting, ownership, APIs, traits, concurrency, naming and other conventions for Rust at Google.
74 points by wuemeli | 33 comments
Blog post describing reverse engineering the Hitster board game's Android app to decrypt its card-to-song database, which turned out to be publicly available unencrypted.
378 points by theanonymousone | 131 comments
GitHub wiki home page for microG GmsCore, a free software reimplementation of Google Play Services for AOSP-based Android ROMs.
307 points by flocked | 164 comments
GitHub repository for Mac.apk, an AGPL-3.0 open-source project that runs Android apps natively on Apple Silicon Macs.
110 points by andunie | 61 comments
GitHub repository for Flipflop, a GPL-3.0 file-sharing app using Iroh-powered persistent peer-to-peer tunnels with a Slint UI.
421 points by Brajeshwar | 108 comments
Android Authority article reporting that Android's opt-out phone number verification setting links your phone number across every Google account signed in on the device.
450 points by tharen | 220 comments
GitHub issue in android/ndk reporting a bionic bug where wcscspn()/wcspbrk() treat every wchar_t >= 0x100 as a match on Android 17 builds.
229 points by amosbatto | 259 comments
Blog post discussing whether Linux-based phones can become a viable alternative to Android and iOS; the capture shows only a browser-check interstitial.
402 points by timschumi | 163 comments
LineageOS blog post 'Changelog 32' announcing LineageOS 24, covering the new release based on Android 17, updated apps, and universal USB tools.
49 points by ilreb | 13 comments
GitHub repository for nanoMuse, an open-source personal AI agent that runs across Android, iOS, desktop, and browser and can operate your phone and computer.
45 points by birdculture | 31 comments
Kevin Boone's article explaining how to block ads system-wide on Android in 2026 using DNS-based methods rather than per-app blockers.
389 points by finnlab | 230 comments
GrapheneOS forum announcement that the Pixel 11 lacks ARM memory tagging support, blocking a complete port, so the device may be skipped.
79 points by HeavenFox | 26 comments
Landing page for AstroHelm, a mobile app that plate-solves the sky through a phone camera mounted on a telescope or camera to guide users to celestial objects.
149 points by 0xcrypto | 44 comments
An X post by a hobbyist developer complaining about Google's Android Developer Verification Program, its $25 fee, and identity requirements for distributing APKs.
6 points by fourfire | 2 comments
GitHub Blog post describing how GitHub's open source AI security agent and its taskflows found 24 Android app vulnerabilities, and how to run it yourself.
76 points by speckx | 41 comments
Blog post describing how an app running slowly on GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8 was sped up via per-app exploit protection compatibility settings like the hardened memory allocator.
188 points by speckx | 77 comments
Personal blog post about using old Android 6 phones without Google Play, enjoying degoogled Android, and abandoning the Play Store over its broken review process.
650 points by ezst | 258 comments
Blog post by Conversations developer Daniel Gultsch explaining why the XMPP Android messaging client is now free and leaving its paid Google Play model.
8 points by hamilton_app | 11 comments
Google Play listing for Hamilton, a paid offline Android app that shows a dashboard of Health Connect fitness data with charts and metric overlays.
487 points by Qision | 270 comments
GitHub repository for PipePipe, an open-source GPL-3.0 Android app forked from NewPipe for browsing YouTube and other services with SponsorBlock.
1413 points by daveoc64 | 405 comments
F-Droid news post announcing F-Droid 2.0, a complete redesign of the official F-Droid Android app and its largest update in 10 years.
257 points by Cider9986 | 106 comments
A Mastodon post from GrapheneOS saying devices will likely be sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027, though probably not at initial launch.
1113 points by theanonymousone | 656 comments
A GrapheneOS Mastodon post noting Android 17 QPR1 adds new developer APIs exclusive to Pixel OS without a corresponding AOSP source release.
327 points by inputmice | 315 comments
A Mastodon post by Daniel Gultsch complaining that Google Play app review now often takes over a week, with a screenshot of the Play Console releases page.
392 points by Cider9986 | 246 comments
A GrapheneOS Mastodon post announcing an overhauled Messaging app with a new Android Compose UI and plans for RCS support with MLS end-to-end encryption.
515 points by erikvanoosten | 211 comments
GitLab issue reporting that Aurora Store returns a "Server busy, please try again later" error when installing apps via anonymous accounts.
872 points by hexa555 | 257 comments
GitHub issue in the AnkiDroid repo asking for community help after Google Play stopped allowing the app's Open Collective donation link.
595 points by blenderob | 400 comments
Terence Eden blog post ranting that Google's Android calendar app on a Pixel can't subscribe to an events calendar from a URL link.
467 points by miniBill | 142 comments
Luanti team blog post explaining its Android app was removed from Google Play after a baseless AI-generated DMCA copyright notice.
381 points by leumon | 212 comments
A Tell HN post reporting that the PayPal Android app crashes on GrapheneOS with a root detection security exception, with a short comment thread.
737 points by Animux | 283 comments
GrapheneOS Mastodon post saying Google replaced Git tags for some Android source code with Google Drive downloads requested via Google Forms, violating GPLv2.
561 points by exceptione | 352 comments
Mastodon post from GrapheneOS saying the first non-Pixel devices with GrapheneOS support, higher-end Motorola flagships, should be available in 2027.
460 points by seg6 | 224 comments
Blog post about rooting a CMF Phone 1 and using Termux to run personal home server infrastructure on it.
388 points by speckx | 395 comments
Personal blog post explaining the author's decision to replace Android with a Linux-based OS on their phone, citing Google's changes to AOSP and surveying mobile Linux options.
390 points by dmantis | 465 comments
Android Developers Blog post announcing Google Play age-signal tools and expanded age checks to deliver safer, age-appropriate app experiences.
1201 points by eecc | 924 comments
TechSpot news article about US prosecutors charging an Atlanta man after his GrapheneOS phone wiped itself during an airport border search.
385 points by Cider9986 | 220 comments
GrapheneOS forum announcement describing its defenses against forensic data extraction from locked devices, including encryption, secure element rate limiting, and hardware requirements.
941 points by shscs911 | 459 comments
Blog post warning that proposed Android changes may restrict on-device ADB, affecting Shizuku, libadb, power-user apps and developer setups.
543 points by pilililo2 | 331 comments
A OnePlus community forum thread reportedly about OnePlus halting operations in the USA and Europe; the page rendered blank.
451 points by roundabout-host | 307 comments
GitHub discussion on the EU age verification app spec urging removal of its dependency on Google Play Integrity API and Apple App Attestation.
773 points by kls0e | 192 comments
Homepage of StreetComplete, an Android app for surveying and improving OpenStreetMap data, with Google Play and F-Droid download links.
1073 points by tosh | 337 comments
Homepage of Organic Maps, a free, open-source, privacy-focused offline maps and GPS navigation app for hiking, cycling and driving built on OpenStreetMap data.
1630 points by drewfax | 698 comments
F-Droid blog post criticizing Google's Android Developer Verification requirement, framing it as malware-like control over app installation on Android devices.
435 points by rbanffy | 154 comments
GitHub repository for LibrePods, an open-source project that enables Apple AirPods features like ear detection and hearing aid mode on Android and Linux.
636 points by futohq | 227 comments
Landing page for FUTO Swipe, a swipe typing model used in the offline FUTO Keyboard Android app, with downloadable models for developers.
721 points by microtonal | 428 comments
GrapheneOS forum thread discussing the Volkswagen car app blocking GrapheneOS users, with replies on compatibility settings and car telemetry privacy.
958 points by Cider9986 | 529 comments
GrapheneOS forum announcement that the OS has been ported to Android 17, with tested Pixel devices listed and official releases coming soon.
386 points by Cider9986 | 307 comments
GrapheneOS forum thread discussing a claim that Yoti's age/ID verification service flags GrapheneOS devices and reports users to authorities.
392 points by iamacyborg | 389 comments
Blog essay by Jacques Corby-Tuech on how Apple and Google have increasingly intervened in and filtered push notifications, drawing parallels with email.
320 points by Cider9986 | 170 comments
9to5Google article reporting that Motorola phones are intercepting the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes, with a video demonstration.
421 points by happyhardcore | 223 comments
Google Project Zero blog post by Seth Jenkins describing a zero-click exploit chain achieving root on the Google Pixel 10, following an earlier Pixel 9 chain.
329 points by xnx | 49 comments
GitHub release page for scrcpy v4.0, the open-source tool for mirroring and controlling Android devices from a desktop.
888 points by tambourine_man | 1474 comments
Google's product landing page introducing Googlebook, a new category of laptops, shown with an animated intro video featuring the keyboard.
2116 points by ChuckMcM | 727 comments
A GrapheneOS Mastodon thread arguing that Apple's and Google's expanding hardware attestation APIs lock out competing hardware and operating systems.
1448 points by anonymousiam | 538 comments
Reclaim The Net article reporting that Google's reCAPTCHA now fails for de-Googled Android users, effectively requiring Google software to prove you're human.
1557 points by doener | 754 comments
Keep Android Open campaign page with a countdown to Google's September 2026 requirement blocking Android apps from developers who haven't registered with Google.
399 points by edent | 309 comments
Terence Eden blog post explaining how Android now strips location metadata from photos shared via the web, breaking geotagging for sites like OpenBenches.
515 points by DyslexicAtheist | 488 comments
Documentation page from the German National EUDI Wallet describing its Mobile Device Vulnerability Management concept, including Android Play Integrity and iOS App Attest signals.
600 points by amarcheschi | 217 comments
Blog post decompiling the official White House Android app, reporting a cookie/paywall bypass injector, GPS tracking every 4.5 minutes, and remotely loaded JavaScript.
539 points by nothrowaways | 153 comments
A Mastodon post from GrapheneOS stating the OS will stay usable worldwide without personal information, ID, or accounts, even if devices can't be sold in some regions.
1092 points by 0xedb | 1150 comments
Android Developers Blog post on Android developer verification, explaining Google's policy and a 24-hour process to sideload apps from unverified developers.
1164 points by pabs3 | 477 comments
A GrapheneOS Mastodon post stating that Motorola devices supporting GrapheneOS will allow bootloader unlocking and relocking.
593 points by doener | 332 comments
Product page for /e/OS, an open-source, deGoogled Android-based mobile operating system with bundled privacy-focused apps and online services.
2256 points by km | 818 comments
Motorola press release announcing three new B2B solutions at MWC 2026, including a partnership with the privacy-focused GrapheneOS Android project.
400 points by zingerlio | 176 comments
GitHub repository for an Android app that attempts to detect nearby smart glasses such as Ray-Ban Meta and warn the user.
327 points by kaplun | 263 comments
An open letter from civil society groups and tech companies to Google leadership opposing mandatory developer registration for distributing Android apps outside Google Play.
2124 points by LorenDB | 707 comments
F-Droid's "This Week in F-Droid" news post for Feb 20, 2026, titled Keep Android Open, about Google's changes to app installation on Android.
1073 points by to3k | 764 comments
A personal blog post by Tomasz Dunia introducing GrapheneOS as a privacy-focused alternative to Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
1525 points by ozzyphantom | 748 comments
A countdown-timer protest page demanding Apple fix the iOS keyboard by the end of WWDC 2026, or the author will switch back to Android.
353 points by awaaz | 47 comments
Announcement page stating that DoNotNotify, an Android app for controlling notifications, is now open source with code on GitHub.
376 points by jandeboevrie | 151 comments
A blog post complaining that the JuiceSSH Android SSH client no longer honors previously purchased pro features and describing how to get them back.
482 points by dayanruben | 217 comments
Blog post announcing that Skip, a tool for building iOS and Android apps from a single Swift and SwiftUI codebase, is now free and open source.
587 points by _____k | 619 comments
Android Authority article reporting Google's confirmation that a high-friction sideloading flow, meant to warn users of risks, is coming to Android.
319 points by celsoazevedo | 149 comments
A Lemmy post on lemdro.id reporting that the Android app Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking; the page did not render.
320 points by awaaz | 151 comments
Landing page for DoNotNotify, a free on-device Android app that logs notifications and blocks or allows them using app and content rules including regex.
507 points by kasabali | 206 comments
F-Droid blog post announcing donation-funded replacement of its core server hardware and how the new server impacts the project.
575 points by km | 121 comments
Mullvad VPN blog post announcing GotaTun, a Rust WireGuard implementation forked from Cloudflare's BoringTun, rolled out to Android with other platforms planned.
727 points by akyuu | 339 comments
A Mastodon post from the GrapheneOS account claiming it is the only Android OS shipping full security patches; the page rendered blank when captured.
528 points by CharlesW | 270 comments
Netflix TechBlog post describing how the AV1 video codec has grown to power about 30% of Netflix streaming across Android, TVs, and other devices.
398 points by dtj1123 | 236 comments
Homepage for Molly, an independent fork of the Signal messaging app for Android with additional features.
523 points by cyclecount | 258 comments
Ars Technica article on how EU-mandated Wi-Fi standards adoption by Apple lets Android devices, starting with Google's Pixel 10, work with AirDrop.
487 points by nabakin | 157 comments
Mastodon post by La Quadrature du Net criticizing French press articles attacking GrapheneOS as a tool used by drug traffickers.
326 points by louismerlin | 110 comments
A tutorial on turning an old Android phone into a small home web server by installing postmarketOS, written on a page hosted on a 2015 Fairphone 2.
815 points by abraham | 492 comments
Google Keyword blog post announcing that Quick Share now works with Apple's AirDrop for cross-platform file transfer, rolling out first to the Pixel 10 family.
1320 points by moonleay | 407 comments
GitHub repository for LibrePods, an AGPL-licensed project that brings Apple-exclusive AirPods features like battery status and hearing aid mode to Android and Linux.
356 points by abraham | 276 comments
Google Security Blog post by Jeff Vander Stoep on how Rust adoption in Android improves memory safety and development velocity.