Sideloading Android apps is about to get quite a bit more annoying if Google has its way. The changes come from new policies implemented by Google, which will add an extra step when downloading apps ...

Waiting 24 hours to sideload an unverified app is worth the security trade-off ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...

Android, unlike some phone operating systems, allows users to install software from outside the default app store (even if ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

Sideloading has always been seen as one of the best perks of the Android operating system for many users. Not only does it let users sidestep Google's more restrictive Play Store, but it also gives ...

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of ...

It has been known that Google was planning to make big changes to how sideloading on Android works, and it seems it has finally settled on a way to secure Android while still keeping the platform ...