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.

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

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

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

Google will enforce a policy from 2026, allowing only apps from verified developers on certified Android devices to enhance security.

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

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

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

The new requirement is necessary for all Android app developers and not just those publishing apps on the Play Store.