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

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

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

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from ...

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

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google recently said that every app developer within the Android ecosystem will soon require full identification by the company. The tech giant presented the massive change ...

Google requires Android developers to get verified to list their apps on the Play Store since 2023. Starting next year, only ...