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

Fire OS hack lets you install custom launchers on Fire TV and tablet devices, disable OTA updates, and install blocked apps ...

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's Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 adds custom icons, step tracking, and better performance, but Pixel 10 owners may need to ...

If you’ve got a Google Pixel phone, getting Android 12 is usually pretty straightforward. Most of the time, you can just grab it right over the air, just like any other update. Google rolls these out ...

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An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

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