Google has delivered updates for developers that improve adaptive UI design, AI‑assisted creativity, and faster iteration ...

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

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

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

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the ...

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

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 will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...

Now Android Q beta is available for early-adopters and developers, it's time for the latter to start panicking about how to prepare their apps for the new OS. This post outlines everything you ...

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

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 ...

Right on schedule, Google today announced the first developer release of Android 13. These very early releases, which are only meant for developers and aren’t available through over-the-air ...