Google has released a reCAPTCHA API for Android, a first for the mobile applications.

The above APIs are certainly promising, but given how troublesome (battery intensive) it can be to constantly pull location data, Google’s APIs must truly live up to the above promises.

In a blog post, Google is pushing the new "Biometric API" on Android developers for newer devices like the Pixel 4 which adopt facial recognition.

Google has released the Android API of its reCAPTCHA technology, so developers can implement security services for users on mobile devices, and provide them with a streamlined user experience.

Google is offering a public developer beta for Android for Home APIs, which enable developers to create experiences for Google Home devices.

Google has launched its Places API for Android and opened a beta program for it on iOS today. It will allow developers to add better location pickers to their apps, so users can specify where they ...

Crummy documentation The documentation for Android has exploded into a mess. Also, a bunch of it is essentially out of date both on the Google site and on various community sites. It’s like ...

Previewed back at Google I/O, Mountain View has now released its first set of APIs to developers for Android Auto. The APIs consist of two main focuses, those being audible notifications through a ...

Jonathan Schwartz testifies that Java APIs were not considered proprietary or protected by Sun, as long as Google didn't use the Java name, countering Oracle's claims that Google infringed on its ...

Finally, Google is making Vulkan the official graphics API of Android moving forward. While this won't mean much for players at first, it should allow developers to improve performance while also ...

Google is set to roll out a new API for embedding YouTube videos in native Android apps, creating a smoother experience for developers and users.

Back at I/O, Google gave attendees a look at Android Auto and now the outfit is giving developers the tools to optimize their applications for automobiles. Today, the company announced the ...