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

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

Google is introducing a developer verification program for Android apps, requiring all developers to be verified to install ...

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.

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

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

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will ...

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...