ViaForensics’s demonstration illustrates that security on the Android platform relies, in part, upon the assumption that third party application developers are on the level.

This study looks at one type of agreement: the permissions required by apps on Android devices. In the Android operating system, this point of contact is a three-way relationship between the user, ...

Google is calling for app developers to be more responsible with AI-generated content, asking them to report or flag potentially offensive content to enhance content filtering and moderation. The ...

The company is showing developers how easy it is to ask for app permissions when running an app. Don't get too excited yet: It will take time to update apps and get Android 6.0 on your device.

If you'd like to see which permissions were needed by 18 of the most popular Android apps in the fall of 2014, take a look at Pew's Google Play Store Apps Permissions (Opens in a new window ...

Image: Google. There's also a new developer downgradable permission API that will allow developers to self-revoke permissions the app required at one point but no longer needs.

This article is excerpted from Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours (Amazon price at press time: $32.39), reprinted with permission of Sams Publishing. Coyright Lauren ...