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Why Googlebook Apps Run as Web Apps Instead of Android

Google built Googlebook to run on Android, then quietly defaulted several of its biggest apps away from it. That's the short ...

Google is choosing web apps over Android apps on Googlebook, and not everyone is happy

Googlebook owners are finding that Gmail, YouTube, Docs, Calendar, and more run as web apps, and Google says that choice is ...
Android Police

Chrome on Android now has a native PDF reader with markup tools

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
androidheadlines.com

Android May Soon Get Native App Locks for Smarter Privacy and Protection

Android is testing Native App Locks, a feature that lets users secure individual apps with a fingerprint or PIN. It helps protect private data, hide notifications, and makes sharing phones safer and ...
ZDNet

A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish

Google is developing another Linux terminal app. The app runs a full Debian environment. Developers will be able to build Android apps on device. For some time, Android has had access to a terminal ...