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

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

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

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

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

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

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

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

Google compares the move to an ID check at the airport, and says it's aimed at tackling harmful apps. It launches next year, ...

It's the end of days for one of the main features that differentiated Android from iOS for so many years.

Get the inside scoop on developing web applications for Android devices. This is what you need to know before getting started.