Android’s background data habit is now written into Google Play’s fine print

Google’s updated Play terms explain how Android system services can use cellular data in the background, even while phones ...

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Social Network Just Crossed 500 Million Users–and Put X on Notice

Meta says that Threads has crossed 500 million monthly active users, giving Mark Zuckerberg’s three-year-old X rival a scale ...
Android Police

I moved my smart home off Wi-Fi and onto Thread, and my router finally stopped crashing

Oluwaniyi Raji is a tech content specialist who covers consumer technology, software, and digital tools. He has published over 300 articles for outlets including BGR (Boy Genius Report), MakeUseOf, ...
ZDNet

I compared Thread, Zigbee, and Matter - here's the best smart home setup for you

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names ...
Hacker

Android OS Architecture, Part 7: Inside the Main Thread, Looper and MessageQueue

In the previous parts of this series, we explored what processes are, how they are launched, and the hierarchy Android uses to manage them. Now it's time to look inside a process and understand what ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.4 beta 2 adds support for testing encrypted RCS between iPhone and Android

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone. When iOS 26.4 beta 1 was released last week, it added early support for testing ...
Android Police

Threads is finally beating X, but it's not for the reason you think

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
9to5google

Threads is reportedly getting more visitors on Android than Twitter/X is

A new report has been published, indicating that X users are dwindling while the number of Android and iOS visits to Threads has steadily increased and surpassed the Twitter it once was. Since Twitter ...
MacRumors

Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile

Meta's Threads has now reportedly surpassed its rival X (formerly Twitter) in daily mobile usage globally. Market intelligence firm Similarweb (via TechCrunch) reports that Threads recorded 141.5 ...
TechCrunch

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows

A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the ...
InfoQ

Running Java on iOS: Gluon Introduces OpenJDK Mobile Resources and Automated Build Pipelines

The long-awaited Hotspot-on-iOS project is reporting major progress: OpenJDK is now able to build and run on iOS. This is the next milestone on a journey that started a long time ago; InfoQ first ...