Congratulations on your new Google Pixel 10. It's a powerful Android phone that works right out of the box. However, if you ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

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

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

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

Android’s new rule requires all app developers to submit personal information to Google, even for apps outside the Play Store. Critics argue this threatens user freedom and ignores solutions.

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

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...