Android, unlike some phone operating systems, allows users to install software from outside the default app store (even if ...

Android, unlike some phone operating systems, allows users to install software from outside the default app store (even if you don't live in Europe). And that's good, because there's all kinds of ...

Google is slowly rolling out new rules for sideloading on Android. Starting next year, developers in some regions will have to verify themselves in order to distribute apps. Without verification, you ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Since the TikTok ban took effect, the app has been removed from the Google Play and App Stores and has stayed unavailable despite the executive order delaying the ban. In response, TikTok has created ...

Google reiterates that sideloading isn't going away. But the requirements for developer verification will still be rolled out. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing ...