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

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Google has introduced new requirements for app developers, aimed to make sideloading apps on Android devices safer. Beginning September 2026, app developers distributing apps outside the Play Store ...

But that hasn’t stopped many Android users from trying to emulate the new design on their own smartphones. And thanks to the customization features of Android and the ability to choose a different ...

Google has been using the open code review system Gerrit to share information about some of the development of its mobile operating system Android, but it has now announced that all work will be made ...

NewPipe is an open-source YouTube app for Android and, now, it has Android Auto support. The idea of NewPipe is to offer a lightweight alternative to the standard Android app, and also features ...