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

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

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

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

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

Google announced new security measures for Android app distribution, requiring developers to verify their identities for apps ...

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...

Google's new policy for Android has created a stir in the tech community. Recently, the company announced its plans to ...

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

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

From 2026, only verified developers can distribute Android apps, reshaping security and openness across the platform.

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