F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But ...

Trilum is a note-taking app for Linux and MacOS. This note-taking apps has tons of features, including local sync. Trillium is free to install and use. Note-taking apps are a dime a dozen. Go to your ...

Downloading the BGMI 4.0 Spooky Soiree Update is easy and designed to offer an exciting experience to gamers on both Android and iOS platforms. Packed with new features, thrilling events, and spooky ...

Following the web, Gemini is beginning to roll out the latest prompt bar redesign on Android and iOS. The prompt bar is no longer a rounded rectangle. Instead, it’s merged to the bottom edge, ...

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 ...

However, Samat’s statement did little to assuage people’s fears, as it didn’t explain a key part of the equation: the how. We know what Google wants to do (block Android apps from unverified ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

One of the biggest strengths of Android to iOS is that you can choose to install apps outside of the Google Play Store by sideloading. However, Google is set to remove this standout Android feature as ...

Google is changing how sideloading works on Android. Starting in 2026, only apps from verified developers will be allowed on certified Android devices. Developers distributing apps outside the Play ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...