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Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

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

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

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

Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

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

Google Will Now Check Who Made Apps You Install Outside the Play Store to Keep Android Phones Safer

Google is changing how Android apps are shared. Starting in 2026, all developers, even outside the Play Store, must verify ...

Android: Google bans anonymous apps

Google will make sideloading, the direct installation of software on Android devices, impossible in 2026 if the publisher has ...

The latest Android beta finally lets you force dark mode in all your apps

Google's finally doing something about it. The recently released Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 includes a change meant to force dark ...
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CarPlay and Android Auto Will Get Video Apps: What You Need To Know

Google and Apple have decided to bring video apps to Android Auto and CarPlay; these are the details you must know before the ...

Android phone cameras are in for a crazy upgrade

Android phone companies are exploring ways to enhance cameras, including add-ons like magnetically attaching external lenses.

Major Android manufacturer, engineer accused of cooperating to steal Apple Watch secrets

It turns out searching 'how to wipe a Macbook' while allegedly stealing trade secrets isn't a good look, Oppo and former ...