The company behind MIPS has released the source code for porting the Android operating system to that processor architecture.

But whether Android actually qualifies as "open" in the purest sense is up for debate, since downloading and compiling code alone does not make a piece of software open.

One Android app with spyware capabilities based on an open-source remote access tool (RAT) has twice thwarted the security of Google Play over a period of two weeks.

To help us all better understand Android, Google has made it possible to browse and search through Android Open Source Project code.

Droid-ify is a third-party client built specifically for browsing and managing the F-Droid catalog, and it makes discovery ...

Here's how to scan a QR code on your iPhone or Android phone. Many phones have QR code scanners, but if yours doesn't, we also recommend some apps to help.

Here's how: • Open the Camera app and hold your Android phone so that the QR code appears in the viewfinder. • Your phone should recognize the QR code and give you a notification.

Open source apps are usually leaner and more efficient. Without ads, constant tracking pings, or unnecessary permissions, ...

Google’s Android operating system is the most popular in the world – you can find Android code on everything from Peloton bikes to kitchen appliances and even NASA satellites. WSJ’s Dalvin ...