Speaking during the opening keynote at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2025, Amon and Google's SVP of Devices and Services, Rick Osterloh, spoke about what the future of ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Google is widening its developer verification requirements to include all apps that can be installed on certified Android devices, following a spike in malware for ...

Google announced plans to begin banning the sideloading of applications on Android devices in select regions, starting with Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. The tech giant was referring to ...

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 ...

Google is bringing a contentious new reform to the way apps are installed on Android devices, set to take effect next year. The tech giant has long been known for offering users the freedom to ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. The company said that it made the ...

Google has announced that it will require all apps to verify their identity in order to reduce the risk of accidentally installing malware on devices. Android allows ...

SINGAPORE – Come September 2026, Android smartphone users in Singapore will find it more difficult to download apps from outside the Google Play Store – a process known as sideloading. In an Aug 25 ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, ...

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