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.

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

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

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

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

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

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

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

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