Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

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

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

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

Google will require developer verification for all Android apps in 2026, making sideloading harder but aiming to curb fake, ...

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

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