Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

We finally know how Android's new app verification rules will actually work

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

Google Claims Android App Sideloading Won't Die, But Change

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

This fundamental Android feature is 'absolutely not' going away, says Google - but it is changing

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 ...

Google reassures Android fans: sideloading isn’t going away, but new checks are coming

For years, one of Android’s defining traits has been the freedom to sideload apps—installing them from outside the Play Store ...
Opinion

I've been an Android user for almost 15 years — and Google's sideloading changes are pushing me back to iPhone

Google wants to make sweeping changes to sideloading on Android, and it seems very Apple-inspired. Frankly, I think it would be a disaster that makes me reconsider what phones I buy.