Since releasing Android 15 in September, the Android development team has been hard at work on the next major release, and today it is announcing the first developer preview for Android 16. According to the team, this release marks the start of a faster release cycle for Android APIs. Previously, the major API release would … continue reading
The Android development team has released Android 15 Beta 3 and also announced that Android 15 has now reached Platform Stability. This means that developer APIs and app-facing behaviors for the release are final and developers can now review them and integrate changes into their apps. “Android 15 continues our work to build a platform … continue reading
The Linux Foundation Europe has announced the launch of Open Mobile Hub (OMH), a new framework for cross-platform mobile development. A main effort of the project will be to develop a unified codebase that allows applications to be built once and then deployed across different mobile operating systems. The project was formed by five mobile development … continue reading
The WYSIWYG website editor Wix has announced new AI creation capabilities in its mobile app builder. Users describe their business and what features they have in mind and the AI will generate a complete app. The generated app can then be customized by the user, who can change components like sections, widgets, designs, themes, and … continue reading
The testing company mabl has announced that it now offers automated mobile testing capabilities in its platform, which already offered testing for web and APIs. It was designed to give full coverage of all the unique functionalities of varying mobile devices and their operating systems. With this new new offering, tests are created through a … continue reading
The Android development team has just announced the release of the second developer preview for Android 15. The satellite communication functionality has been updated with new UI elements to provide a better user experience. Apps can also now use ServiceState.isUsingNonTerrestrialNetwork() to detect when a device is connected via satellite, and there is also now support … continue reading
AI has seeped into every corner of the tech space over the last couple of years, and mobile testing is no exception. Tricentis just published its State of Mobile Application Quality Report 2024, where it found that 48% of testing professionals said that AI is already part of their mobile testing strategy. A further 21% … continue reading
The Android development team has just announced the first developer preview of Android 15. “Android 15 continues our work to build a platform that helps improve your productivity while giving you new capabilities to produce superior media experiences, minimize battery impact, maximize smooth app performance, and protect user privacy and security all on the most … continue reading
It’s no surprise that slow development processes are costing companies greatly, but by how much? According to a new report by the mobile testing company Kobiton, 75% of respondents said slow mobile app releases cost their company at least $100,000 each year, and 13% said it costs them between $1 million and $10 million every … continue reading
Google is continuing its ongoing effort to make Google Play a place for finding high-quality applications. The company has announced a number of new features that Android developers should be aware of. Earlier this year, Google had announced that developers would now need to meet new verification requirements before publishing their apps. In acknowledgment of … continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tricentis, a global leader in continuous testing and quality engineering, today announced the addition of Virtual Mobile Grid to Tricentis Mobile, solidifying it as the most comprehensive, end-to-end mobile testing solution on the market. The Virtual Mobile Grid follows the recent announcements of Tricentis Device Cloud and the acquisition of Waldo. Tricentis Mobile allows software engineers and … continue reading
The quarterly Flutter stable release version 3.13 introduces improvements to Impeller, Flutter’s new graphics renderer, and adds new Engine APIs for foldable devices. Impeller renderer on iOS optimizations have led to reduced latency, eliminating shader compilation issues and resulting in smoother performance. Additionally, some benchmarks show that Impeller now has improved average throughput, surpassing previous … continue reading
