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

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

Under the new requirements, developers must complete Google’s verification process to enable sideloading of their applications. The company presents this as a security measure, comparing it to ...

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

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will ...

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

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google ...

Android has implemented verification requirements on Google Play in 2023, and the team is working on a new Android Developer ...

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

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

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