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

Google announces developer verification requirements that effectively end Android sideloading freedom, transforming the open ...

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

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

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

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 ...

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

Developers of Android applications will be pleased to hear that Google has heard your complaints and updated the Android developer console to make it easier to use. As the system stands, there are ...

Starting next year, Android will block sideloaded apps from unverified developers. If you're thinking this sounds familiar, ...

Google is introducing a developer verification programme for Android apps, requiring all developers to be verified to install ...