Google will require verified developers for Android sideloading from 2026, raising debates over security and user freedom.

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

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden.

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From gaming and the camera to new AI skills and the battery, I've been putting Google's new flagship phone through its paces.

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Google is rolling out a new line of defense to protect Android users and certified devices. As reported by Bleeping Computer, ...

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

Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they ...

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