Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

Sideloading has always been seen as one of the best perks of the Android operating system for many users. Not only does it let users sidestep Google's more restrictive Play Store, but it also gives ...

Android apps can apparently also be installed via sideloading without developer verification by Google. But the process may ...

Google may soon add online developer verification for sideloaded Android apps, offering users extra protection without fully ...

Your Android phone's most powerful security feature is off by default and hidden - turn it on now ...

Google says Android is getting a "high-friction" sideloading flow, but insists it's an accountability layer about risk ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

Google is trying to keep Android users safer by making the sideloading app flow more difficult and convoluted, according to ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

In brief: Google Play Protect serves as Android's first line of defense against malicious apps. However, the mobile anti-malware service can sometimes make sideloading cumbersome – or even outright ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...