Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

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 ...

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

Google will make sideloading, the direct installation of software on Android devices, impossible in 2026 if the publisher has ...

How to easily install the Android 12 developer preview A frustration-free guide to getting the latest software on your Pixel ...

Google will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...

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

Google is widening its developer verification requirements to include all apps that can be installed on certified Android ...

HTC releases a software update for the Android Dev Phone 1, the developer version of the Android G1 smartphone. Version 1.1 of Android for the ADP1 is backward-compatible with Android 1.0, an ...