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 ...

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's new policy for Android has created a stir in the tech community. Recently, the company announced its plans to ...

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

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

Google will require Android app developers to verify identity for sideloading apps by 2026, boosting user safety and ...

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

Google recently said that every app developer within the Android ecosystem will soon require full identification by the company. The tech giant presented the massive change ...

Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app ...