Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...

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

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

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

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

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

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

Google blocking sideloading of unverified apps means popular emulators for the PS2, PS3, and Nintendo Switch will no longer ...

Remember when Android updates were tied to Pixel phone launches like Christmas to mince pies? Well, Google’s shaking things ...