Hacker News with Generative AI: Android

Native Cross-Platform Swift Apps (skip.tools)
In our series on using native Swift on Android, we have covered the basics of the Swift-Android toolchain in Part 1, bridging between compiled Swift and Kotlin in Part 2, and the creation of a cross-platform app with a shared Swift model layer in Part 3.

Swift, Cross-Platform Development, Mobile Development, Android, iOS

7 points by MBCook 4 hours ago | 0 comments

Daily driving a Linux phone, but why? (thefoggiest.dev)
As a follow-up to a post describing what would be involved for me to daily drive a Linux phone, you could wonder why this would in any way be better than Android.

Linux, Android, Technology

139 points by ingve 2 days ago | 210 comments

Bulletproof hosting provider Proton66 steps-up malware campaigns (scworld.com)
The Russian bulletproof hosting provider Proton66 was observed conducting malware campaigns that compromised WordPress sites and then leveraged them to target Android devices.

Cybersecurity, Malware, Hosting, WordPress, Android

5 points by LinuxBender 4 days ago | 0 comments

Android 16 lets the Linux Terminal use your phone's entire storage (androidauthority.com)
Pixel phones are taking a step towards becoming powerful portable PCs with the introduction of the Linux Terminal app in the March 2025 update.

Android, Linux, Software Updates, Portable PCs

45 points by sipofwater 5 days ago | 24 comments

Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for three days (arstechnica.com)
A silent update rolling out to virtually all Android devices will make your phone more secure, and all you have to do is not touch it for a few days.

Android, Security, Mobile Devices, Operating Systems

409 points by namanyayg 7 days ago | 339 comments

Japan serves Google a cease and desist order over its Android bundling deals (theregister.com)
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission yesterday ordered Google to stop doing deals that require manufacturers of Android handsets to include its apps.

Antitrust, Japan, Google, Android, Business

5 points by LinuxBender 10 days ago | 0 comments

In first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google (japantimes.co.jp)
In an unprecedented move, the Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order against Google for violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall the company’s apps on their Android smartphones.

Antitrust, Google, Japan, Android, Law

11 points by speckx 10 days ago | 3 comments

Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days (arstechnica.com)
A silent update rolling out to virtually all Android devices will make your phone more secure, and all you have to do is not touch it for a few days.

Android, Security, Mobile Devices, Software Updates

5 points by bentobean 10 days ago | 1 comments

Google layoffs impact hundreds in Pixel, Android division (9to5google.com)
After offering voluntary exits in January, Google is said to have laid off “hundreds of employees” in the division responsible for Android, Chrome, Pixel, and more.

Google, Layoffs, Android, Pixel

10 points by avidiax 15 days ago | 1 comments

Google lays off employees in Android, Pixel Group: Report (indiatimes.com)

Google, Layoffs, Android, Pixel, Technology

13 points by newusertoday 15 days ago | 3 comments

Sneaky Android spyware needs a password to uninstall (techcrunch.com)
Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them.

Android, Security, Surveillance, Malware

4 points by nobody9999 22 days ago | 0 comments

Android Isn't the Anti-iPhone Anymore (howtogeek.com)

Android, Smartphones, Operating Systems, Mobile Technology, Comparison

29 points by freedomben 22 days ago | 29 comments

Everyone knows all the apps on your phone (peabee.substack.com)
Until a few years ago, any app you installed on an Android device could see all other apps on your phone without your permission.

Privacy, Mobile Apps, Android

1195 points by gniting 27 days ago | 482 comments

Open-source browser-use/CUA equivalent for androids: mobile-use (github.com/runablehq)
Use AI to control your mobile.

Open-source, Android, Mobile Development, User Interface

8 points by Umesh110 27 days ago | 0 comments

Everyone knows what apps you use (peabee.substack.com)
Until a few years ago, any app you installed on an Android device could see all other apps on your phone without your permission.

Privacy, Android, Mobile Apps

10 points by cvaambikapur 29 days ago | 1 comments

Motorola moto g play 2024 Phone, Termux: LUKS–No root, No proot-distro, No QEMU (reddit.com)
Motorola moto g play 2024 Smartphone, Android 14 Operating System, Termux, And cryptsetup: Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Encryption/Decryption And The ext4 Filesystem Without Using root Access, Without Using proot-distro, And Without Using QEMU

Mobile Phones, Linux, Security, Android, Operating Systems

10 points by sipofwater 30 days ago | 0 comments

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases (arstechnica.com)
Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system.

Android, Open Source, Software Development, Google

236 points by coloneltcb 30 days ago | 102 comments

Google will develop Android OS behind closed doors starting next week (9to5google.com)
For years now, Android has been developed in a way that allowed the public to look in on Google’s work, but that’s now changing as Google has just confirmed that it will start to develop the operating system entirely in its internal branch.

Android, Software Development, Google, Open Source, Privacy

320 points by josephcsible 30 days ago | 230 comments

Google will develop the Android OS in private (androidauthority.com)
Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private.

Google, Android, Operating Systems, Privacy

47 points by walterbell 31 days ago | 2 comments

Matching drop shadows across CSS, Android, iOS, Figma, and Sketch (bjango.com)
If you’ve ever tried to implement consistent shadows across multiple platforms and design tools, you may have noticed that they don’t look the same. Thankfully, it is possible to get them all to match.

Design, CSS, iOS, Android, Figma, Sketch

12 points by marcedwards 35 days ago | 0 comments

Unleashing Linux on Android: A Developer's Playground (medium.com)
Imagine having a Linux terminal right in your pocket, available on your Android device. With the “Linux development environment” feature, hidden within Developer Options on Android 15 (build BP1A.250305.019), this becomes a reality. This feature opens up a new possibilities for developers and advanced users, allowing for scripting, coding, and running familiar Linux tools directly on their smartphone or tablet.

Android, Linux, Mobile Development, Programming, Developer Tools

4 points by thunderbong 35 days ago | 1 comments

Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update (arstechnica.com)
Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update

Gaming, Android, Windows, Google

22 points by namanyayg 36 days ago | 4 comments

"Termux + X11 on my Android tablet...feels pretty close to a real Linux setup." (reddit.com)
Been messing around with Termux + X11 on my Android tablet, and honestly, it feels pretty close to a real Linux setup. Got Next.js running, full terminal access, VS Code, and even external monitor + keyboard/mouse support.

Android, Linux, Mobile Development, Remote Access, Productivity

33 points by sipofwater 38 days ago | 20 comments

Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones (ericmigi.com)
During Pebble v1, I learned how much harder it is to build a great smartwatch experience on iPhone than it is on Android. It sounds like things have actually gotten worse over the last 8 years.

Apple, Smartwatches, iPhone, Android

1678 points by griffinli 39 days ago | 1106 comments

MVT: A tool for the consensual forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices (docs.mvt.re)
Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a tool to facilitate the consensual forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices, for the purpose of identifying traces of compromise.

Mobile Forensics, Cybersecurity, Android, iOS

28 points by janandonly 39 days ago | 0 comments

Conducting forensics of mobile devices to find signs of a potential compromise (github.com/mvt-project)
Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a collection of utilities to simplify and automate the process of gathering forensic traces helpful to identify a potential compromise of Android and iOS devices.

Mobile Security, Forensics, Android, iOS, Tools

151 points by 34679 40 days ago | 72 comments

Redditor proves Linux desktop environments can run on your Google Pixel (androidpolice.com)

Linux, Android, Operating Systems, Google Pixel

9 points by sipofwater 42 days ago | 0 comments

Chrome for Android doesn't have extensions, but Edge now has a whole store (ycombinator.com)
Microsoft edge's latest build version 134.0.3124.57, just added a whole new web-store for Android user unlike google.

Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Android, Web Browsers, Extensions

60 points by soumikmahato 42 days ago | 57 comments

Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users (theverge.com)
iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages in the near future thanks to newly updated RCS specifications.

Messaging, Security, Apple, Android, Technology

321 points by 01-_- 43 days ago | 263 comments

Google Is Bringing Linux to Android. Here's Why That Matters (spreadsheetpoint.com)
Google’s decision to roll out Linux on Android is one of the most significant updates the platform has seen in years.

Android, Linux, Operating Systems, Google, Mobile

26 points by sipofwater 43 days ago | 9 comments