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

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

Google’s timeline is clear. Early access invites start in October 2025. Verification opens to all developers in March 2026. Enforcement begins in September 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and ...

From 2026, only verified developers can distribute Android apps, reshaping security and openness across the platform.

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping Android an open platform” for student and hobbyist developers. Google is ...

The Android ecosystem is about to undergo its most significant security transformation since its inception. Google will ...

Google has announced significant changes to Android’s app sideloading functionality, implementing new developer verification requirements that will take effect in 2026. The initiative aims to enhance ...

Android developers have less than two months left to make their apps compatible with Google Play’s new requirement for 16 KB memory page sizes. Starting ...