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

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

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

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

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

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