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 ...

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

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the ...

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

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

Google will restrict sideloading to verified developers starting 2026, blocking unverified APK installations even outside the ...

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

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 ...

As someone who loves Android to the core, it hurts to say this, but the iPad simply excels at being a tablet in ways Android devices don't. Since Apple controls both the hardware and software, there ...