An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when ...

Google’s upcoming plan to tighten app sideloading on Android has raised eyebrows among users who value the platform’s flexibility. Starting in late 2026, the company will require developers to verify ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...

To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This ...

Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change ...

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google has blocked 77 apps with millions of downloads after the discovery that they were laced with money-stealing malware.