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

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

Parth, the digital nerd, dances between the realms of Android and iPhone like a tech-savvy tango. With a keyboard as his compass, he navigates the binary seas, uncovering hidden gems and unraveling ...

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Well ahead of its usual schedule, Google has just released the first preview of Android 16. This initial developer preview isn’t meant for the general user, but it’s freely available to anyone who ...

Android is slowly entering the RISC-V era. So far we've seen Google say it wants to give the up-and-coming CPU architecture "tier-1" support in Android, putting RISC-V on equal footing with Arm.

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...