Most Android devices default to the Google Play Store for downloading and installing apps, but it's far from the only place ...

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

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

Google will restrict sideloading to verified developers starting 2026, blocking unverified APK installations even outside the ...

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

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 ...

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

But the Androidify app was removed from the Play Store in 2020, and hadn't been updated since 2016. Thankfully, it's now back ...

Learn more about the new ChatGPT Android app from OpenAI, available in the Google Play Store for free download. OpenAI announced the launch of the ChatGPT Android App, available for free in the Google ...

While the Google Play Store has thousands of Android applications, that doesn’t mean it has every Android app. There are some lesser-known gems with unique offerings you will not find on the platform.

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shakeup that’s ...