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

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

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

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 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 ...

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

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

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

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

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

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