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

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

If you’ve got a Google Pixel phone, getting Android 12 is usually pretty straightforward. Most of the time, you can just grab ...

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

Most Android devices default to the Google Play Store for downloading and installing apps, but it's far from the only place ...

And one of the biggest changes you could make to the day-to-day experience on your device was the launcher, or the home ...

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

Google plans to begin requiring developer verification for all sideloading of APK app files on Android - here's what that ...

Google’s new Android policy will only permit installing apps signed by verified developers, according to the company’s official blog. The move has triggered protests, with developers and users warning ...

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 ...

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