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

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

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

Most Android devices default to the Google Play Store for downloading and installing apps, but it's far from the only place ...

But the Androidify app was removed from the Play Store in 2020, and hadn't been updated since 2016. Thankfully, it's now back ...

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

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the PlayStation Family parental control companion app for iOS and Android. It is available now via App Store and Google Play.

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shakeup that’s ...