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

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

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

Google will restrict sideloading to verified developers starting 2026, blocking unverified APK installations even outside the ...

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping Android an open platform” for student and hobbyist developers. Google is ...

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

With Android Developer Verifier expected to operate in the background and without an off switch, this could leave those ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will soon be required to verify their identities. This marks a major shift in ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

"We're not too concerned. We're not making malicious apps. It should be fine and I totally understand why they'd want to do it," said Jeff Kao, co-founder of Ecorio, a Toronto-based developer. Ecorio ...