Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

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.

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

Google plans to begin requiring developer verification for all sideloading of APK app files on Android - here's what that ...

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

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

Starting next year, Android will block sideloaded apps from unverified developers. If you're thinking this sounds familiar, ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...