Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

Google is testing a new interface to list apps that activate their own security features when Android 16's Advanced ...

There's a new UI rolling out right now, but it looks like Google's already thinking about other big Quick Share changes.

In an effort to increase security around sideloading, Google will be rolling out identity verification for developers ...

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new shift in the Android malware landscape where dropper apps, which are typically used to deliver banking trojans, to also distribute simpler ...

Quick Share, initially launched as Nearby Share in 2020, enables fast, wireless transfers over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without an internet connection.

Android’s new rule requires all app developers to submit personal information to Google, even for apps outside the Play Store. Critics argue this threatens user freedom and ignores solutions.