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

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

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Google will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...

Google’s timeline is clear. Early access invites start in October 2025. Verification opens to all developers in March 2026. Enforcement begins in September 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and ...

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Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

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

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from ...