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

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

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

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

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

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

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

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

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

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

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...