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

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

There may be a new reporting bug in Google Search Console's performance report specific to the Android App search appearance filter. It seems some are reporting that Google stopped showing impressions ...

Google seems to be testing an Android App for Google Search Console. This comes several weeks after I reported that Google has no plans for a mobile app for Google Search Console.

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