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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 05:14:19

Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification ICEBlock “is an innovative, completely anonymous crowdsourced platform that allows users to report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity with just two taps on their phone.” The developer of ICEBlock disclosed his identity. In addition to receiving threats of federal prosecution over the app, the developer has faced other backlash, including his wife being fired from a federal government job. This is one recent example d

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Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-10-31 00:14:19

In Brief Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program Monday. CEO Stephen Gillett announced the “difficult decision” to wind down the program in a staff memo, according to Business Insider. “Over the years, Verily has built a legacy in developing world-class, innovative medical devices,” Gillett wrote, noting that the “path forward requires difficult decisions” as Verily refocuses on AI and data infrastructure. The move continues Alphabet’s agg

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Eyecam

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-27 06:12:31

More info about the project, or request for more media? Contact me at [email protected] . You can download the HD pictures ( mirror ) and the HD video (without captions: link ). Interested in building one ? Eyecam is Open-Source ! What is Eyecam? Eye contact. Human eyes are crucial for communication. Through the look, we can perceive happiness, anger, boredom or fatigue. The eyes move around when someone is curious and took straight to maintain focus. We are familiar with these interact

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Google to verify all Android devs to block malware on Google Play

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-31 08:23:46

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called ‘Developer Verification’ to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. For apps on Google Play, there was already a requirement for publishers to provide a D-U-N-S (Data Universal Numbering System) number, introduced on August 31, 2023. Google says this has had a notable effect in reducing malware on the platform. However, the system didn’t apply to the vast developer ecosystem

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Emergency help for low blood sugar

technologyreview.com Anne Trafton 2025-10-31 12:00:00

Most people with type 1 diabetes inject insulin to prevent their blood sugar levels from getting too high. However, if their blood sugar gets too low, it can lead to confusion, seizures, and even death. To combat this hypoglycemia, some patients carry syringes of glucagon, a hormone that stimulates release of glucose. Now MIT engineers have developed an alternative that could work even when people don’t realize they are becoming hypoglycemic. It could also help during sleep, or for children who

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‘Bubbles’ turn air into drinkable water

technologyreview.com Jennifer Chu 2025-10-31 12:00:00

COURTESY OF THE RESEARCHERS In the researchers’ prototype device, a half-square-meter panel of the hydrogel is enclosed in a glass chamber coated with a cooling polymer film. When the vapor captured by the textured material evaporates, the bubbles shrink down in an origami-like transformation. The vapor then condenses on the glass, where it can flow out through a tube. The system runs entirely on its own, unlike other designs that require batteries, solar panels, or electricity from the grid.

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Titles matter

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 13:45:21

Titles matter Recently, I saw a post on Bluesky that did not sit well with me at all. I’m not going to link to it directly or mention the author, because I don’t want to direct any negativity their way. That’s not why I’m writing this. I do, however, want to respond to the core of what was said (and which some were agreeing with). That core sentiment of the post was this: Somebody who generates websites using AI prompting is also a web developer. The qualification is “do you build websites”,

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Titles Matter

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 18:45:21

Titles matter Recently, I saw a post on Bluesky that did not sit well with me at all. I’m not going to link to it directly or mention the author, because I don’t want to direct any negativity their way. That’s not why I’m writing this. I do, however, want to respond to the core of what was said (and which some were agreeing with). That core sentiment of the post was this: Somebody who generates websites using AI prompting is also a web developer. The qualification is “do you build websites”,

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Apple set to unveil next-gen iPhones and other devices on September 9

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-01 00:16:50

Apple is hosting its next product event on Tuesday, September 9, at 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern, the company announced today. Though Apple's event announcements rarely indicate what the company plans to talk about, the company's September events for well over a decade have all revolved around the iPhone. The event will be available to stream from YouTube or from Apple's events website. Rumors about this year's iPhones point to a more significant redesign than in recent years, though Apple i

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You’re Getting More New ‘Chainsaw Man’ Before the Movie

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-11-01 04:45:17

As fans eagerly await the theatrical arrival of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Crunchyroll is dropping a couple of treats to help recap the anime’s blockbuster first season. It’s a helpful strategy to lure Chainsaw Man newcomers—or readers of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s wildly popular source-material manga—who want to get a feel for the MAPPA-produced anime ahead of its big-screen moment. But the recap films also contain a bonus for existing viewers: the compilation films will include some brand ne

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You can try Android 16's new lock screen widgets - if you have one of these phones

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-11-01 08:05:00

Joseph Maldonado/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Lock screen widgets are returning to Android The feature is available now in beta for Pixel owners A public rollout is expected in December The latest Android beta is here, and it quietly dropped a pretty big surprise for Pixel owners. I've known for a while that widgets are returning to the Android lock screen, but they're officially back with Android 16 QPR2. Widgets are a staple of custo

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Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

news.ycombinator.com Jessica Mathews 2025-10-30 01:12:14

It was February 2024 when Noland Arbaugh, the first person to get Elon Musk’s experimental brain chip, rolled across the stage in a wheelchair during a Neuralink “all hands” meeting, revealing his identity for the first time. The room, filled with Neuralink employees, erupted in applause as Arbaugh—who dislocated two of his vertebrae in a swimming accident in 2016 and has since lost sensation and movement below his shoulders—smiled ear to ear in his chair, a red Texas A&M hat planted on his hea

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Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-01 16:02:47

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is increasing security measures around sideloading apps by removing anonymity for Android developers who distribute outside of the Play Store. Starting in September next year, Google will require developers in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand to verify their identities in order for their apps to be installed on certified Android devices via direct downloads or third-party app stores. This re

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Pixel owners just got a big surprise with Android 16 - what's new

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-11-01 20:30:07

Joseph Maldonado/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Lock screen widgets are returning to Android The feature is available now in beta for Pixel owners A public rollout is expected in December The latest Android beta is here, and it quietly dropped a pretty big surprise for Pixel owners. I've known for a while that widgets are returning to the Android lock screen, but they're officially back with Android 16 QPR2. Widgets are a staple of custo

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The Pixel Watch 4 doesn’t fix a longtime Fitbit problem, and I hate it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-01 22:30:11

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google unveiled the new and improved Pixel Watch 4, yet one of my long-standing asks remains unanswered: true multi-device support. With AI coaching arriving in October, I’d love to see Fitbit allow more than one active device per user. When brands like Garmin and Apple handle this seamlessly, its absence is starting to feel less like an oversight and more like a conscious trade-off. If you could use a Fitbit along with the Pixel Watch, would you do that? 104

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Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-02 00:45:21

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. The company said that it made the decision after recent analysis found "over 50 times more malware from internet-sideloaded sources than on apps available through Google Play." By verifying a developer's identify first, it hopes to better protect users from "bad actors spreading malware and scams." In its announcement, Google said that a

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This small change might kill emulation on Android phones next year

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-02 09:04:31

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Google will soon block the sideloading of apps from unregistered developers. Many emulator devs want to remain anonymous to avoid legal liability. This may mean popular PS2, Switch, and PS3 emulators will no longer be available. Yesterday Google announced a new program to keep Android devices safe, but it may have huge unintended consequences for emulation on Android. In an effort to keep users safe from scams and malware, Google will require develope

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Device security vs identity management in the enterprise

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-11-02 09:00:00

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Google to require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

news.ycombinator.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-03 04:05:14

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store. The changes will affect all certified Android devices once live, though the global rollout will be more gradual. The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through

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Show HN: Stagewise – frontend coding agent for real codebases

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 11:47:11

I'm still amazed about how good Stagewise works. I think it's going to become one of my main tools for development.

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Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-03 14:23:12

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store. The changes will affect all certified Android devices once live, though the global rollout will be more gradual. The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through

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Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-03 18:00:38

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their accountability for their apps. Rolling out in phases from September 2026, these new verification requirements are aimed at protecting users from malware by making it harder for malicious developers to remain anonymous. Most Android users acquire apps from

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visionOS 26 developer beta 8 now available

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 18:07:13

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 8, Apple is also rolling out the eighth developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of the operating systems it announced during WWDC25. Here’s what’s coming. The build number for today’s visionOS 26 beta 8 release is 23M5332a. If you want to enroll in the developer beta program for Apple Vision Pro, here’s what you’ve got to do: Open the Settings app Choose “General” Choose “Software Update” Select “Beta Updates” Select “visionOS Developer Beta” Wha

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Apple’s three-year iPhone plan is a break from the boring

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-04 14:53:14

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Next month, Apple is rumored to debut a slimmed-down iPhone Air, breaking from the small design tweaks and spec bumps that have become routine at its launch events. The three-year plan will see its hardware change to mesh with the new Liquid Glass design in its

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Google will soon make it easier to find out what’s wrong with your Pixel (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 03:07:26

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing new diagnostics options for Pixel devices. This new option combines discrete options into a single dashboard to test if there’s anything wrong with your phone. It also introduces a new AI-powered search option to inspect likely problems with your Pixel device. The on-device diagnostics options on Google’s Pixel phones are in for a significant overhaul. We have spotted Google testing a new menu option that combines various diagnostic

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Switch emulator Sudachi is no more, and it’s (mostly) not because of Nintendo

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 04:35:01

Curtis Joe / Android Authority TL;DR Popular Switch emulator Sudachi is no longer under active development. Developer Jarrod Norwell has moved on to Folium, an iOS emulation app. The final version will remain available, but the dev recommends switching to Eden. Nintendo Switch emulation seems to have recovered from last year’s major blows in the wake of Yuzu’s untimely demise, but one emulator from that era remained under active development, at least until now. Sudachi is a Yuzu fork with a

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These 7 household gadgets were secretly driving up my power bill - unplugging them helped

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-05 02:30:22

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. With costs climbing across the US, energy prices stand out -made worse by record-breaking summer heat and recent waves scorching multiple states. Having endured several of them this season, I'm always searching for ways to cut back on energy use. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off

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Developers lose focus 1,200 times a day — how MCP could change that

venturebeat.com Sylvain Kalache 2025-11-04 22:15:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Software developers spend most of their time not writing code; recent industry research found that actual coding accounts for as little as 16% of developers’ working hours, with the rest consumed by operational and supportive tasks. As engineering teams are pressured to “do more with less” and CEOs are bragging about how much of their codeb

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Foldable iPhone coming next year to feature four cameras, Touch ID, Apple cellular modem

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-04 20:14:53

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman spilled some more details about the upcoming foldable iPhone in his Power On newsletter today. He says the foldable iPhone will open like a book to reveal a larger inner display, like many Android foldables. The foldable iPhone will feature a total of four cameras, one on the front screen, one on the inside and two on the back. It will also use Touch ID for biometrics and use Apple’s in-house cellular modem for connectivity. The inclusion of four cameras supports the mu

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Show HN: Port Kill – A lightweight macOS status bar development port monitor

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 15:08:15

🚧 Port Kill A lightweight macOS status bar app that monitors and manages development processes running on ports 2000-6000. The app provides real-time process detection and allows you to kill individual processes or all processes at once. Features Real-time Monitoring : Scans ports 2000-6000 every 5 seconds using lsof commands : Scans ports 2000-6000 every 5 seconds using commands Visual Status Bar Icon : Shows process count with color-coded center (green=0, red=1-9, orange=10+) : Shows proc

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Latest Tech News

Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Eyecam

Google to verify all Android devs to block malware on Google Play

Emergency help for low blood sugar

‘Bubbles’ turn air into drinkable water

Titles matter

Titles Matter

Apple set to unveil next-gen iPhones and other devices on September 9

You’re Getting More New ‘Chainsaw Man’ Before the Movie

You can try Android 16's new lock screen widgets - if you have one of these phones

Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

Pixel owners just got a big surprise with Android 16 - what's new

The Pixel Watch 4 doesn’t fix a longtime Fitbit problem, and I hate it

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps

This small change might kill emulation on Android phones next year

Apple @ Work Podcast: Device security vs identity management in the enterprise

Google to require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Show HN: Stagewise – frontend coding agent for real codebases

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

visionOS 26 developer beta 8 now available

Apple’s three-year iPhone plan is a break from the boring

Google will soon make it easier to find out what’s wrong with your Pixel (APK teardown)

Switch emulator Sudachi is no more, and it’s (mostly) not because of Nintendo

These 7 household gadgets were secretly driving up my power bill - unplugging them helped

Developers lose focus 1,200 times a day — how MCP could change that

Foldable iPhone coming next year to feature four cameras, Touch ID, Apple cellular modem

Show HN: Port Kill – A lightweight macOS status bar development port monitor

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