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

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

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

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

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

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

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

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

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

Google is testing a new interface to list apps that activate their own security features when Android 16's Advanced ...

Devices running Android 16 will pick up a new trick when the software update rolls out later this year: The ability to run a desktop-style interface while connected to an external display. An ...