I’m a huge fan of open source, and that’s one of the reasons I’m drawn to Android. However, new requirements surrounding sideloaded apps, which will start rolling out in October 2025, may be the most ...

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Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

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

As Google says itself, “online scams and malware campaigns are becoming more aggressive. At the global scale of Android, this translates to real harm for people around the world.” Thus the change. But ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.