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

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

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

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...

Google is changing how Android apps are shared. Starting in 2026, all developers, even outside the Play Store, must verify ...

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

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

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