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

Congratulations on your new Google Pixel 10. It's a powerful Android phone that works right out of the box. However, if you ...

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

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

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

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

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

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

Android 16 is here! Sort of. Along with its official announcement that stable Android 16 is due out in the second quarter of next year, Google kicked off the Developer Preview period for its next ...

The Developer Options menu can give you more in-depth information on how your Android is running, as well as allow you to control some of its more advanced and esoteric features.