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

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

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

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

In an effort to increase security around sideloading, Google will be rolling out identity verification for developers ...

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

Google has announced a new developer verification requirement that will apply to all Android apps installed on certified devices, including those sideloaded from outside the Play Store. The policy, ...

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shakeup.