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

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

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

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

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

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

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

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

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...