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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

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

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...