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

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

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

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

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

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

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

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from ...

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

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