Android App Development Kit

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  Gemini Nano-Enabled API Released to Android Developers Ahead of Google I/O 2025

  Google quietly released the ML Kit GenAI application programming interface (API) last week, allowing Android developers to build apps that leverage the capabilities of Gemini Nano. As per a document added to its developer forum, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now letting developers access the image description feature of the artificial intel...

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  Samsung Galaxy Ring 'Lost Mode' to Track Misplaced Wearable Spotted in Development: Report

  Samsung Galaxy Ring is touted to bring several health and sleep tracking monitors and rumours about its functions are currently surfacing on the Web. A recent report indicates that Samsung is readying a new feature to assist Galaxy Ring owners in locating their wearables quickly. An APK (Android Package Kit) teardown of Samsung's Find app includes...

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  Android TV, Google TV Apps Will Switch From APKs to Android App Bundles From 2023

  Google is mandating that all new and updated apps submitted to the Play Store need to be in the newer Android App Bundle (AAB) format instead of the older Android Package Kit (APK) format. While this rule change only affects developers, it does bring plenty of benefits for smart TV users, according to the company.

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  Microsoft to Bring Xbox Live Features to Android and iOS Games

  Microsoft will open up Xbox Live features such as achievements, gamerscore, friends lists, and clubs to Android and iOS game developers with a new software development kit (SDK).

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  This App Allows Anyone to Create Custom Android Ransomware

  A free Trojan Development Kit (TDK) app can be downloaded from hacking forums with a simple interface that can get anyone to quickly create their own ransomware, Symantec researchers find.

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  BBM Enterprise SDK Now Available for Android and iOS

  BBM, coming soon embedded inside your Android and iOS apps.

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  BlackBerry's BBM Enterprise SDK to Help Developers Integrate Secure Messaging Into Apps

  BlackBerry says that the BBM Enterprise Software Development Kit will enable developers to integrate secure messaging, voice and video capabilities into applications and services.

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  Facebook Now Lets You Sign Into Android Apps With Mobile Number

  Facebook has updated its Account Kit developer tool and added new instant verification for Android apps.

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  Google VR SDK 1.0 Released, Lets You Develop VR Content for Daydream-Ready Smartphones

  The software development kit for Google's VR platform Daydream has come out of beta and is ready for developers' use.

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  Thousands of Apps Running Baidu Code Collect, Leak Personal Data: Report

  Citizen Lab said it found the problems in an Android software development kit developed by Baidu.

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  Google Project Tango Tablet Developer Kit Teardown Reveals New Details

  Google's Project Tango tablet development kit, meant for to help developers design apps that utilise the platform's 3D computer vision.

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  Google Unveils Project Tango Tablet Developer Kit With Tegra K1 at $1,024

  The development kits can be used to make "apps" that track full 3D motion and recognize surfaces of things nearby.

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  New tool developed to detect and contain Android root exploit malware

  Called Practical Root Exploit Containment (PREC), the tool uses classical anomaly detection methods with a twist.

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  Amazon's new API lets developers offer real world goods as in-app purchases

  Android Mobile Associates software kits will let developers offer Amazon products for sale in applications.