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

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

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

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

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...

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

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

Google is changing how Android apps are shared. Starting in 2026, all developers, even outside the Play Store, must verify ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

Google is introducing a new requirement in Android for side-loaded apps (those installed from sources other than the Google ...