Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Rumors about Google removing the ability to sideload apps on Android have been swirling for months, but the company has finally denied those rumors.

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 ...

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must ...

For years, one of Android’s defining traits has been the freedom to sideload apps—installing them from outside the Play Store. That freedom isn’t disappearing, but Google is tightening the rules ...

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android. Because the apps in F-Droid are not installed via the Play Store, you have to ...

Google wants to make sweeping changes to sideloading on Android, and it seems very Apple-inspired. Frankly, I think it would ...

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

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

Amazon launched Vega OS, replacing Android on Fire TV devices for better performance and efficiency, but preventing app ...