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 ...

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

Google compares the move to an ID check at the airport, and says it's aimed at tackling harmful apps. It launches next year, ...

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

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

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

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

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

Google will extend developer verification to all Android apps, not just those installed from the Play Store, beginning with ...

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

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