For years, Android has been known as the free-spirited cousin in the world of mobile operating systems. Unlike Apple's walled ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...

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

Google will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store.

Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.

Google has announced a new developer verification requirement that will apply to all Android apps installed on certified devices, including those sideloaded from outside the Play Store. The policy, ...

From 2026, Google will require verified developer IDs for all Android apps, including sideloaded ones, to reduce malware and ...