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

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

Google is limiting certain Android devices' ability to side-load third-party apps, and it's all in the name of safety. But ...

Google is testing a new interface to list apps that activate their own security features when Android 16's Advanced ...

Amazon will shut down its Appstore for Android users on August 20, 2025, ending support, discontinuing Amazon Coins, and ...

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

Sideloading apps also run the risk of installing malware or viruses that can once again, steal login credentials, spy on you, ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...