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

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

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.

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

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

Although Android already has a sandboxed Linux terminal available, this Google model will be geared toward developers.

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

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

Apple now working with leading app developers to build in App Intents.