Many Google teams have also been on a similar journey from Java to Kotlin for both Android and the server-side, culminating in over 11m lines of Kotlin code (as of October 2022).

Java is the official programming language of Android and it is the basis for many components of the OS itself, plus it is found at the core of Android’s SDK.

Still, Oracle, on behalf of Sun, is arguing that Java is a mobile operating system competitor against Android, and that Google is using Java-derived technologies without a proper license.

While Java is primarily known for its role in Android development, it also supports cross-platform development through frameworks like Codename One and J2ObjC, making it more versatile than often ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, ...

The ongoing battle between Oracle and Google has been messy, to say the least. It all goes back to the way Java APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are used in Android.

The ongoing legal battle between Google and Oracle is complicated. But Oracle has a strong case. Don't just take my word for it. Here's what Google's own lawyers have to say.

Non-game Android apps are normally written in Java, but a group inside Google is experimenting with a whole new way of writing Android apps using Dart, Google's in-house Web development language.