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 wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

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

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

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 ...

It’s like a more flexible, versatile, and powerful version of Android’s standard split-screen mode — a desktop-caliber way to ...

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

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 ...

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