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

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

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

Linux has emerged as a preferred platform for Android app development due to its stability, security, and the extensive range of tools and libraries available. This guide will walk you through the ...

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

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

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

Google has confirmed it will move development of the Android OS to behind closed doors. Here's why it's doing it.

( NewsNation) — Google is taking a page out of Apple’s lead with its latest announcement to tighten security for its devices.

One of the key characteristics of Android is its openness, at least compared with Apple’s iOS iPhone software, but that is changing going forwards. Google has told Android Authority it will move ...

Google today is announcing Compose for TV, the brand-new Android TV UI framework that will make it easier for developers to develop apps for the Android TV platform. And that in turn, should ...