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

The Internet can be a scary place if you're not careful about where you download apps from. Fortunately, your Android device ...

Saving money with loyalty apps doesn't seem worth the clutter and battery drain, but luckily, a Pixel feature can keep them at bay.

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

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 ...

And Google is starting to impose some restrictions on sideloaded apps – the company says apps that are sideloaded from ...

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

Google is rolling out an auto-open feature on the Play Store. Now, Android users can have apps launch themselves after ...

Assuming your phone is on and online, you should be able to see its location on a map. From there, you can make it ring, lock ...

Google will require developer verification for all Android apps in 2026, making sideloading harder but aiming to curb fake, ...

Google announced plans Monday to begin blocking the installation of Android apps from outside the Play Store if the app developer’s ...