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

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

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

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

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

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

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

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

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

Google requires Android developers to get verified to list their apps on the Play Store since 2023. Starting next year, only ...