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

If you're unable to watch Netflix on your Peloton bike or just can't find the app anymore, you can sideload it by following a ...

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

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

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

One of the biggest strengths of Android to iOS is that you can choose to install apps outside of the Google Play Store by ...

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

Google's new policy for Android has created a stir in the tech community. Recently, the company announced its plans to ...

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

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

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 ...

While that makes sense from a security angle, it also chips away at Android’s long-standing reputation for openness compared to iOS. Still, sideloading isn’t going away entirely. As Android expert ...