A striking statistic underlines the stakes: users who sideload apps are 80% more likely to have malware on their devices than those who stick to official app stores. That risk profile is central to Google’s latest recalibration of its Android developer verification policy a shift that acknowledges both the dangers of unvetted software and the

In a bid to protect users from malware-laden apps, Google announced that Android will block the installation of apps from unverified developers starting next year.