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

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

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

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

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

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

Android has implemented verification requirements on Google Play in 2023, and the team is working on a new Android Developer ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

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