Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

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

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

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Tech Services & Software Google overhauls Android developer console In response to developer frustration, the company unveils an app publishing system it says is easier to use.

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

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 ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

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.