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Google has announced a pilot to allow for alternative payment systems in Android apps. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google announced on Wednesday that it would test letting Android developers use their Read more…

Posted by Max Bires, Software Engineer Attestation as a feature has been mandated since Android 8.0. As releases have come and gone, it has increasingly become more and more central to trust for a variety Read more…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple would be forced to allow users to install apps from outside the App Store under legislation recently unveiled by the EU. This stipulation was included in the Read more…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google announced Wednesday it’s making some improvements to how it decides which product reviews it shows in Search results. The idea behind these and other recent product reviews Read more…

Spotify For years, a loose coalition of companies, including Spotify and Epic Games, has been railing against the so-called app store tax — taking Apple and Google to court and spurring regulators to investigate their Read more…

Posted by Don Turner, Developer Relations Engineer, and Francois Goldfain, Director of Android Media Framework   Today we’re launching the Jetpack Core Performance library in alpha. This library enables you to easily understand what a Read more…

Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge About to buy the latest Samsung phone or are you more of a Pixel person? Whether you plan to trade in your old Android phone for a discount Read more…

Image: Fitbit Google submitted data for a new Fitbit feature that would passively monitor users’ heart rhythms to the Food and Drug Administration, the company announced today. Fitbit currently can only check for irregular heart Read more…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google will show the next available appointment with a health care provider directly on search, the company announced today. The company is working with MinuteClinic at CVS and Read more…