Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Despite Google's best efforts, and the many fail-safes in place protecting users, Android fans need to know the telltale ...

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

Android apps have come a long way in recent years, and the difference is clear: smoother navigation, faster load times, and cleaner designs. Users used to put up with clunky interfaces and slow ...

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

Android 13 has some fantastic new features for developers, including an update to the core Java libraries, some of which will also be coming to older versions of Android. For the last few years, ...