Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams
Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a multi-step security process.
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Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%
Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.
OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve
Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more “playful” makes for a better way to learn AI coding.
Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users
Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users, and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.
Agentic coding comes to Apple’s Xcode with agents from Anthropic and OpenAI
Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex.
Xcode moves into agentic coding with deeper OpenAI and Anthropic integrations
Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex.
Apple pauses app store changes in Texas after court blocks age assurance law
Apple said it will pause its plans for compliance with the new law in Texas but notes other age assurance tech remains available to developers.
Apple becomes a debt collector with its new developer agreement
Apple says it can now collect any money a developer owes the tech giant at any time.
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan
Epic Games CEO says Fortnite won’t return to Japan, though, because the new rules still require high fees.
Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS
The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.