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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Google is widening its developer verification requirements to include all apps that can be installed on certified Android ...

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

Google announced the Android 14 Developer Preview today. The February release was expected and matches last year, while it comes as 13 QPR2 is still in beta. On the Customization front, end users ...

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