Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

Android is the most popular mobile operating system around today. Over 72% of smartphone users rely on it – not just because it's affordable, but because it allows users to customize the OS and gives ...

What if building a fully functional app, complete with secure logins, real-time data syncing, and even AI-driven features, could be done in mere seconds? It might sound like a pipe dream, but with the ...

Android backups currently support saving app data, but without per-app options. Google now appears to be working on individual toggles, letting you back up or exclude specific apps. The list sorts ...

Ever feel like your phone is listening to you when it shouldn't be? Credit: Getty Images / Qi Yang / Moment We've all had that eerie feeling that our phone is listening to every word we say. And for ...

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 — although it had secretly been in development since 2010.

Real-world app example - Real-time Editor, using FaunaDB (realtime stream), Reaflow (graph editor), Next.js framework and a bit of Magic (auth)! RentalWheels: A modern Android car rental app built ...

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...

Over a week after Android 16 QPR1 went stable, Google is now beginning to roll out the “No Data Wipe” OTA update to Beta 3.1 testers. This over-the-air update lets you leave the Android Beta Program ...

Welcome to ElProfesorKudo Unity Firebase, a modular Unity toolkit to simplify Firebase integration. It provides utilities for authentication (classic + Google Sign-In + Apple Sign-In), Firestore user ...