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

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

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

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

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

Google announces developer verification requirements that effectively end Android sideloading freedom, transforming the open ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Google will require Android app developers to verify identity for sideloading apps by 2026, boosting user safety and ...

Google has announced a new developer verification requirement that will apply to all Android apps installed on certified devices, including those sideloaded from outside the Play Store. The policy, ...

Google recently said that every app developer within the Android ecosystem will soon require full identification by the company. The tech giant presented the massive change ...

Google is widening its developer verification requirements to include all apps that can be installed on certified Android ...

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...