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

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

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

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

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

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

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

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

More than 50 times more malware came through internet-sideloaded sources compared with Google Play.” That sober statistic, ...

Google will soon require identification for developers outside the Play Store and will block sideloading of their apps if ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

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 ...