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

谷歌近日正式宣布，从2026年9月起，在配备GMS的Android设备上安装新应用时，会强制进行Android Developer ...

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

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

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 Play Store.

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

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

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

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

Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.