Google is cracking down on sideloading. Users will only be able to install apps from verified developers without a number of ...

Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

Starting next year, Google will push what might be a controversial change (depending on who you ask), and it affects the process of installing apps on Android devices. For years, Android users have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google’s mission to secure Android continues, narrowing the gap to ...

Google is trying to keep Android users safer by making the sideloading app flow more difficult and convoluted, according to ...

It’s so easy to go on the Play Store today, pick a new Android app, install it, try it out, and if it doesn’t work out as intended, tap to uninstall. That’s the familiar path we’ve all taken for years ...