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

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

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

The updated tool, now called Google Cloud Console, brings together more than 60 Google APIs for developers.

Google has announced a big change for Android users. Till now, the biggest feature of Android has been that users could also ...

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

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

Google compares the move to an ID check at the airport, and says it's aimed at tackling harmful apps. It launches next year, ...

The Google Play Console, Google's main tool for helping developers manage their Android applications in its store from beta to retirement, is getting a major update at Google I/O today.