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

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

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

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

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

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

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...

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

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...