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

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

Google has delivered updates for developers that improve adaptive UI design, AI‑assisted creativity, and faster iteration ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

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

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

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

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

Passkeys are gaining popularity as an alternative to passwords with higher security. Google shows how developers can motivate ...

Google will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...

Google plans to begin requiring developer verification for all sideloading of APK app files on Android - here's what that ...