One of the biggest strengths of Android to iOS is that you can choose to install apps outside of the Google Play Store by ...

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Google will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...

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

Google announced new security measures for Android app distribution, requiring developers to verify their identities for apps ...

It's the end of days for one of the main features that differentiated Android from iOS for so many years.

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

Google will require verified developers for Android sideloading from 2026, raising debates over security and user freedom.

Google is ending anonymous sideloading for security reasons and will require all Android app developers to be verified ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

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

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...