Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

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

Google's upcoming developer verification system for Android may prevent users from sideloading apps without an internet ...

Don’t have the latest A.I.-powered model? There are still plenty of new features in Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 to ...

With no other hints to go on, we need to consider what Google needs to do to make Android work on a big screen. Android on ...

RatOn malware is more than just another Android Trojan. It steals funds, phishes accounts, and locks screens. Here's how to ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Google's toughest security tools are behind a single toggle. Switch it on to protect yourself from theft, scams, spam, and more.

If you're unable to watch Netflix on your Peloton bike or just can't find the app anymore, you can sideload it by following a ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...

Android 16’s big redesign has finally arrived, with the QPR1 update now available to Google Pixel owners. Here’s how to install it. What’s new in Android 16 QPR1? Following a familiar initial release ...

While that makes sense from a security angle, it also chips away at Android’s long-standing reputation for openness compared to iOS. Still, sideloading isn’t going away entirely. As Android expert ...