Developer - Android Community

Google opens Play Store Private Channels for companies

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Dec, 2012

Google has been expanding and improving their Play Store since its birth, and today is no different. While we aren't getting a new layout, improved features, or any of those things today they've announced a neat new feature for companies and businesses. Google has just detailed what they're calling Play Store Private Channels. A place to distribute apps privately to customers or employees.

CyanogenMod domain shuts down after extortion attempt [Update]

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Nov, 2012

Some sad news has appeared over the past few hours regarding the most popular and biggest community developed ROM for Android. No, our beloved CyanogenMod ROM isn't going anywhere but their domain, official site, entire history, and email has all been shut down and compromised as of late. Sadly when things get big sometimes greed gets involved and that's exactly the case here.

OUYA Console developer kits available again for $800

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Nov, 2012

Ever since exceeding their goal by huge margins the OUYA Android Game Console hasn't been in the news much. That is because the worldwide launch isn't expected until March of 2013. However, for those on the cutting edge or developers looking for early access, their developer kits are available again today for pre-order starting at $800.

Google Wallet person to person payments and more could be coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Earlier today Google hosted a little Google Wallet Q & A with their head product manager Robin Dua. This quick session was mainly for developers but we learned a few interesting facts about the future of Google Wallet. For one, they mentioned person to person payments could be in our future. More details below.

Gameloft promises simultaneous launches across Android and iOS

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Aug, 2012

Today Gameloft is in the news with an awesome looking new next-gen game that we are still awaiting more details on. In the meantime we wanted to talk about their game and app launches. Gameloft recently took to Twitter and announced that in 2012 their goal is "simultaneous launches on iOS and Android." If you've ever seen an awesome game from Gameloft, you know their games always arrive on iOS first.

Google Play App policies updated with major changes

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Aug, 2012

Today Google has made a rather large update to their Android Market now known as the Google Play Store. While many are reporting that they've taken steps to kill annoying in-app ads, that is only the beginning. Google's developer policy changes today are about more than just ads, it is a change in the app universe on Android -- for the better.

Motorola promises unlocked bootloaders coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Jul, 2012

Motorola has recently announced a few new Android smartphones headed to market soon. One in particular is their new Motorola Atrix HD. Which will be a 4G LTE device for AT&T. Just like every other Motorola phone as of late, it will feature a signed and locked bootloader where users and developers can't control a thing. Motorola confirmed this on Twitter, as well as something else we've heard before.

Google Play Store now allowing developers to reply to user reviews

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Jun, 2012

Today we have some great news from Google to share with both developers and users in general. Google has now decided to let developers reply directly to users comments and reviews in the Google Play Store. So when that app is amazing and you say so, they can thank you -- or answer complaints. Previously Play Store reviews were a one-way conversation, but not anymore.

Fan shows us how Steam for Android should have looked

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Jun, 2012

Today I was tipped about an awesome fan made version of Steam for Android. In case you didn't know, yes Steam has an Android app to make sure you can follow your gamer friends, and never miss one of their big sales. While this fans design is awesome, I'd have to say this is how a lot more apps should look -- not just Steam.

CyanogenMod reaches 2 million installs milestone

By Cory Gunther
on 28 May, 2012

It's crazy when you think about how many different versions of Android are floating around. Or how many different ports and ROM's have been released by the hundreds of developers and fans. Today however we are talking about the best of the best, CyanogenMod. The extremely popular CyanogenMod has been installed on over 2 million devices to date, doubling their numbers in the past few months.