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

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

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's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

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

First and foremost, Google clarifies that it is not killing or doing away with sideloading on Android with this move. Instead ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. (Photo: SOPA Images/Getty Images) In an attempt to settle a ...

The best new Android apps for October 2025 includes apps from smaller developers, a free Epic Games Store game, and another ...

Android application developers are putting millions of users at risk by failing to update Google’s widely used Play Core library to cover off a bug that was fixed in April 2020, Check Point has warned ...

Android 13 has some fantastic new features for developers, including an update to the core Java libraries, some of which will also be coming to older versions of Android. For the last few years, ...