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 ...

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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 ...

In August, Google announced that it will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identities if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. Now, the ...

Google may soon add online developer verification for sideloaded Android apps, offering users extra protection without fully ...

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 ...

Most phones, tablets, and other devices that ship with Google’s Android operating system come with the Google Play Store pre-installed. But as long as Android’s been around, there’s also been a ...

Android apps can apparently also be installed via sideloading without developer verification by Google. But the process may ...

Google is trying to keep Android users safer by making the sideloading app flow more difficult and convoluted, according to ...

Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.