Android
Linux Kernel Report Details Three Decades of Open Source Impact
The Linux Foundation released a report detailing the kernel's impact, growth, and evolution across global infrastructure.
Linux Foundation
Instagram Direct cuts AI agent token cost 33% with Jetpack Compose
Meta and Google say rebuilding Instagram Direct's Android UI around Compose halved the UI code and made AI coding agents cheaper and faster on the codebase.
Google
How to check and update your Android version in Settings
Google's help page explains where to find your Android version, security update and Google Play system status, and how to download updates from the Settings app.
Google
Meta launches Forum, a standalone app for Facebook Groups
Meta says the app, now downloadable in the US on iOS and Android, syncs a user's Facebook Groups and adds AI-powered search and a new member role.
Meta
How to find, lock or erase a lost Android phone with Find Hub
Google's help page explains how to locate an Android phone on a map, ring it, lock it with a message or factory reset it remotely using Find Hub.
Google
Google Play adds team seats and usage-based billing to subscriptions
Google says Android developers will be able to sell multiple subscription seats in one transaction, meter AI usage and bundle subscriptions with other developers.
Google
Google shows Android agentic workflows using ADK, AG-UI and A2UI
Google's Android Developers Blog details how cloud-hosted agents can stream interactive UI to Jetpack Compose apps using new alpha A2UI renderer libraries.
Google
GitHub Security Lab finds 24 Android bugs with AI taskflow agent
GitHub says custom LLM audit taskflows uncovered location tracking in OsmAnd and a Wikipedia app account takeover, but human review is still needed to judge severity.
GitHub