About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Every Android phone running Android 16 and above now has a built-in security feature that protects your device and accounts.

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Google wants to make sweeping changes to sideloading on Android, and it seems very Apple-inspired. Frankly, I think it would be a disaster that makes me reconsider what phones I buy.