Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

In late August, Google announced new rules for sideloading on Android. Under the policy, all developers must verify their ...

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

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F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new ...