Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which will be rolled out to devices in the next major release of Android 16. Google ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app distribution,' F-Droid says in a post.

From performance to camera quality, there are many facts about Android and Android manufacturers that are no longer true.

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends verification as a security step.

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

To ensure that its new Vega-based Fire TV dongle launches with all the necessary apps and services, Amazon will simply stream Android apps from the cloud.

Amazon's Fire TV is getting a rebirth with Vega OS, but it sounds like the experience at launch might not be what some fans expected.

F-Droid is raising alarms over Google's recent decision to strictly limit app sideloading on Android. After 15 years on the market, the alternative app store now ...