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

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

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

Google's Android developer certification is a solid, low-cost credential that can prepare you for a career programming for Android OS with Java and Kotlin.

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 ...

With Android Developer Verifier expected to operate in the background and without an off switch, this could leave those ...

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping Android an open platform” for student and hobbyist developers. Google is ...

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

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

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

Google is also introducing a new Associate Android Developer Certification course that aims to prepare students for entry level jobs in Android development.