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

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

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

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

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

Google is tightening the screws on Android security. From March 2026, developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store ...