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

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

Google insists developers still retain freedom of distribution, whether via sideloading or rival app stores. The difference is that, soon, every app on certified Android devices will have to come from ...

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

From 2026, only verified developers can distribute Android apps, reshaping security and openness across the platform.

Google is considering an overhaul of security patch update rollouts in a bid to improve Android security. According to Android Authority, the new system -- dubbed the "Risk-Based Update System" (RBUS) ...

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

Under the new requirements, developers must complete Google’s verification process to enable sideloading of their applications. The company presents this as a security measure, comparing it to ...

Google has announced significant changes to Android’s app sideloading functionality, implementing new developer verification requirements that will take effect in 2026. The initiative aims to enhance ...

Google’s upcoming plan to tighten app sideloading on Android has raised eyebrows among users who value the platform’s ...

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

The Android ecosystem is about to undergo its most significant security transformation since its inception. Google will ...