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

AI-powered developer tools are helping nontechnical people build programs, but results have been mixed in software ...

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

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they ...

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Google is changing how Android apps are shared. Starting in 2026, all developers, even outside the Play Store, must verify ...

Google is widening its developer verification requirements to include all apps that can be installed on certified Android ...

Google will soon require every Android app developer, whether they distribute software through its Play Store or outside of ...

But the main issue for Google might be learning to speak the language of business customers. As the Labs for Google Apps announcement reveals, Google believes that business software development ...