Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, even if they do not list their apps on its ...

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 ...

According to its own survey, Google says that more than 50 times more malware came through internet-sideloaded sources ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

Google will extend developer verification to all Android apps, not just those installed from the Play Store, beginning with ...

The system's testing is planned to start in October 2025, with global developer access beginning in March 2026. The first regional rollout is scheduled for September 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, ...

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

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...