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 ...

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

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

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

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

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

Google is testing a new interface to list apps that activate their own security features when Android 16's Advanced ...