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.

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

According to its own survey, Google says that more than 50 times more malware came through internet-sideloaded sources ...

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

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

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

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

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

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google will require developer verification for all Android apps in 2026, making sideloading harder but aiming to curb fake, ...