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

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

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

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

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, ...

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

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

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

Google insists developers still retain freedom of distribution, whether via sideloading or rival app stores. The difference is that, soon, every app on certified Android devices will have to come from ...

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

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from ...

Google’s upcoming plan to tighten app sideloading on Android has raised eyebrows among users who value the platform’s ...