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

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

To use ADB with your Android device, you must enable a feature called "USB Debugging." Open your phone's app drawer, tap the Settings icon, and select "About Phone." Scroll all the way down and tap ...

In late August, Google announced new rules for sideloading on Android. Under the policy, all developers must verify their ...

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

Dropping your phone is almost a rite of passage. One slip from your pocket, and suddenly you’re staring at a spiderweb of cracks—or worse, a completely black ...

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

Even if you use a fingerprint or Face Unlock to secure your Android phone, neither of those methods can be used as the "main" security method. For example, when you restart your phone, it will require ...

Update October 2, 2025: Nothing has begun beta testing its Android 16 update (Nothing OS 4). It’s currently available for beta testing on the Nothing Phone (3), Phone (2), Phone (2a), and Phone (2a) ...

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 ...

Early One UI 8.5 leaks already point to Samsung's next Android skin being a much bigger update than One UI 8. It will pack some notable visual changes and introduce several new features. A new report ...

Sources are warning of a newly-discovered Unity security flaw that allows code injection in Android games, potentially compromising crypto wallets on the device.