Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

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

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

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

Google is introducing a new requirement in Android for side-loaded apps (those installed from sources other than the Google ...

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

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

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