Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Today, Google uploaded new Developer Support versions of Android 12 and 12L for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a.

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

Currently, developer verification is already required for the Play Store but not for apps installed from other sources. Today ...

Google announced new security measures for Android app distribution, requiring developers to verify their identities for apps ...

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

"Studying the numbers, it's readily apparent that Android has lost developer support to iOS," said Flurry's Charles Newark-French in an entry on the firm's blog. "Specifically, Android new project ...

The latest Android 14 developer preview tests new security and privacy features Passkey support, media privacy permissions, and improved battery life are coming in Android 14.

Google starts testing Android 14 with even better support for foldables The company is releasing the first developer beta of its upcoming OS and continuing on the path it’s been blazing since ...