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

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

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

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

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

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

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

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

( NewsNation) — Google is taking a page out of Apple’s lead with its latest announcement to tighten security for its devices.

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for developers distributing apps outside the Play Store.

Google notes that the requirements will begin full rollout in September 2026. Google has introduced new requirements for app ...

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