Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app stores.

This addition allows developers to connect Google's Gemini AI models' reasoning capabilities with live geospatial data from Google Maps, enabling applications to deliver detailed, location-relevant ...

A new security measure on the horizon could reshape the Android landscape — and not everyone is thrilled. Google is preparing ...

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

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F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

In addition to its AI-powered Play Store updates, Google also introduced today several new security and privacy features for both app developers and Play Store users at its I/O developer conference.

Google today is announcing strengthened protections for Android developers publishing apps to its Google Play store. The changes are a part of Google’s broader efforts at keeping low-quality and ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

“A vast majority of U.S. developers who earned revenue through Google Play will be eligible to receive money from this fund, if they choose,” Google said in a blog post announcing the agreement, which ...

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Small developers and established global companies alike are calling for urgent regulatory action to make app stores competitive and break the monopolies of Apple and Google in anticipation of digital ...