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

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

Android app development is the process of creating software applications for devices running Google's operating system. They include smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, TVs, and car dashboards.

Kotlin offers big advantages over Java for JVM and Android development, and plays nicely with Java in the same projects.

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.