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

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

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

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

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

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

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

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

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 ...

Google requires Android developers to get verified to list their apps on the Play Store since 2023. Starting next year, only ...

回看不久前，Google 在 Android 开发者博客上发布了一封公告，明确给所有 Android 开发者做了个预警：从 2026 年开始，只有经过「Google 验证注册」的开发者，才能把应用安装在经过认证的 Android 设备上。