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.

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

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

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...

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

Android’s in-built security engine Google Play Protect has a new feature that conducts a real-time analysis of an Android app’s code and blocks it from installing the app if it’s considered ...

Cloud security vendor Zscaler says customers of Google’s Play Store have downloaded more than 19 million instances of malware ...