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

A helpful new tool is now available for Android app developers, with a new mobile app for the Google Play Console officially available. The Google Play Console is a developer tool that tracks app ...

Google insists developers still retain freedom of distribution, whether via sideloading or rival app stores. The difference is that, soon, every app on certified Android devices will have to come from ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping Android an open platform” for student and hobbyist developers. Google is ...

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...