Regardless of the kind of app you’re creating, every single Android application must contain a Manifest file. AndroidManifest.xml is one of the most important files in your entire project, providing ...

More often than not, installing Android apps is a breeze. But occasionally, you might run into an error message that reads, "There was a problem parsing the package ...

More than 800 Android apps in the Google Play Store were infected with malware that quietly stole personal and financial data from users. Xavier, a form of Trojan adware, hid inside several types of ...

A malicious self-downloading app is infecting Android phones in the US., U.K. and France. "Ks Clean," which masquerades as a device-cleaning application, displays a fraudulent system update that ...

Attackers are using two known exploits to silently install ransomware on older Android devices when their owners browse to websites that load malicious advertisements. Web-based attacks that exploit ...

Android's app file format, the APK (Android PacKage), has been with us since the 2008 launch of Android. It's portable, easy to create since it's just a structured .zip file, and widely supported by a ...

Google is working on a new app archiving system for Android phones that will allow users to free up precious internal storage without having to uninstall the app or losing the linked data. It is no ...

Google has made its app translation service available to all Android developers to enable them to offer their apps in different languages. The service, first previewed in May at Google I/O, allows ...