Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

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

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Apple has expressed concerns about the UK’s proposed mobile technology regulations, especially those recently outlined by the ...

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

Google will require all Android app developers to be verified before their apps can be sideloaded on certified devices ...

Come September 2026, Android smartphone users in Singapore will find it more difficult to download apps from outside the ...

For better or worse, the Android mobile platform had allowed users to install just about anything onto it. Google may have ...

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

Apple said on Thursday Britain's plans to increase competition in the mobile operating system market could harm users and developers, and potentially force the company to share its technology with ...

Google recently said that every app developer within the Android ecosystem will soon require full identification by the company. The tech giant presented the massive change ...

Starting in late 2026, Google will require developers who distribute apps outside Google Play to verify their identity. If ...