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

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 ...

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

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

Google is tightening the screws on Android security. From March 2026, developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store ...

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...

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 ...

Android has implemented verification requirements on Google Play in 2023, and the team is working on a new Android Developer ...

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

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