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

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

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

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 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 ...

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

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...

Google plans to begin requiring developer verification for all sideloading of APK app files on Android - here's what that ...

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

Google requires Android developers to get verified to list their apps on the Play Store since 2023. Starting next year, only ...