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

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

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

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

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

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

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

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

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

"Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed by users on certified Android ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and ...