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

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

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping Android an open platform” for student and hobbyist developers. Google is ...

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

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

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

In an attempt to settle a class-action lawsuit and avoid years of litigation, Google is offering Android app developers $90 million in compensation. The lawsuit was filed back in August 2020, and ...

"We're not too concerned. We're not making malicious apps. It should be fine and I totally understand why they'd want to do it," said Jeff Kao, co-founder of Ecorio, a Toronto-based developer. Ecorio ...