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 ...

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

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...

Google notes that the requirements will begin full rollout in September 2026. Google has introduced new requirements for app ...

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

Android has implemented verification requirements on Google Play in 2023, and the team is working on a new Android Developer ...

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

Google is limiting certain Android devices' ability to side-load third-party apps, and it's all in the name of safety. But ...