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

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

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

Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.

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

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

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

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Although Android already has a sandboxed Linux terminal available, this Google model will be geared toward developers.