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

The goal for this privatization is to simplify Android OS development and not to hinder external developers, which is why Google remains committed to publishing source code to AOSP after each release.

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

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

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

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

Google has announced a new developer verification requirement that will apply to all Android apps installed on certified devices, including those sideloaded from outside the Play Store. The policy, ...

Google is widening its developer verification requirements to include all apps that can be installed on certified Android ...