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

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

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, ...

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

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

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

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

Android developers have less than two months left to make their apps compatible with Google Play’s new requirement for 16 KB memory page sizes. Starting ...