Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play Store.

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google ...

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change their color to match the phone's wallpaper for a more consistent look.

Google will be forcing developers to modify their app icons soon, in an effort to make every app on Android themeable. Which ...

Android 16 QPR2 will bring forced themes to apps that don't support Material You, and Google isn't letting any app developer opt out.

From 2026, only verified developers can distribute Android apps, reshaping security and openness across the platform.

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer verification ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

Google insists developers still retain freedom of distribution, whether via sideloading or rival app stores. The difference is that, soon, every app on certified Android devices will have to come from ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...

Google's new policy for Android has created a stir in the tech community. Recently, the company announced its plans to ...