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Android's sideloading changes, the big Visual Studio Code update, better Linux phones, and more: News roundup

Everything you may have missed from the past week.

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 ...

Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy Upgrades

Android 17 beta is here. Here’s what is confirmed so far, what leaks suggest, and which rumored features may arrive later in 2026.
IEEE

Elysian: Building Emotionally Responsive Non-Playable Characters using Integration of FSM and Generative AI for Real-Time Dialogues in Visual Games

Abstract: Elysian is a modular architecture designed to generate emotionally expressive and contextually coherent dialogue for non-playable characters (NPCs) in interactive games. As the first ...
IEEE

CacheAlarm: Monitoring Sensitive Behaviors of Android Apps Using Cache Side Channel

Abstract: Malware attack has been a serious threat to the security and privacy of both individual and corporation users of the Android platform. Business entities seek to protect themselves by means ...
Android Authority

Android apps keep using Apple's Liquid Glass design, and it's killing me

If I wanted Liquid Glass, I’d buy an iPhone. It doesn’t belong on Android. And yet, I’m seeing more and more of Apple’s design language — or half-baked versions of it — pop up in apps on my Google ...