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

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

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

Google will verify the identities ofalldevelopers for Android, even those operating outside of Google Play Store. The tech ...

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they ...

Google’s newest developer policy aims to give Android users more control by allowing them to delete their account data on apps that require account creation, even if they don’t currently have ...

In contrast, Android devices force users to log back into their apps manually, which can become tedious and time-consuming. A new feature for Android developers aims to remedy this annoyance.

The Android team is introducing new rules for developers of apps that allow for account creation and/or the storing of a user’s data, such as files, photos, or videos. Moving forward, developers ...