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

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

Google announced new security measures for Android app distribution, requiring developers to verify their identities for apps ...

Surprise! Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 today so that app developers can test the new APIs and behavior changes that’ll arrive in next year’s big update.

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

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 ...

From 2026, Google will require verified developer IDs for all Android apps, including sideloaded ones, to reduce malware and ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

What Android Developer options settings do you immediately enable on your device? We want to know just what Developer options you simply have to enable right away on your Android phone.

Last month, Google announced the first developer preview of Android 14, with more app customization, new swipe gestures, app cloning for multiple accounts, support for the latest PS5 DualSense ...

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