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Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...
Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...
Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.
Mobile security is always a hot topic, but what happens when a safety measure limits a device's accessibility? Here's why ...
Google will block APK sideloading on Android by 2026. What does the ban mean for developers, consumer rights, and the future ...
The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.
Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.
Google is running out of legal maneuvers to avoid rewriting the rules for Android apps. Having lost the appeal, Google ...
A US court has ruled that Google won’t be forced to sell Chrome or Android as part of its antitrust case with the Department ...
A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the ...
Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...