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.

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

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

Google is rolling out a new line of defense to protect Android users and certified devices. As reported by Bleeping Computer, ...

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

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

Google is introducing a developer verification programme for Android apps, requiring all developers to be verified to install ...

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will ...

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

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...