To settle its lawsuit with Epic, Google will make alternative app stores easier to use in Android 17. Here's what that might look like.

In a recent blog post Google announced that the early access phase of its Android Developer Verification program has ...

Google is backpedaling on its decision to introduce new identity verification rules for all developers, stating that it will ...

A striking statistic underlines the stakes: users who sideload apps are 80% more likely to have malware on their devices than ...

Google is backtracking on its decision to kill off sideloading, as it will develop a new flow for advanced users.

Google will soon require Android apps distributed outside of the Play Store to be registered by verified developers, but the ...

Google is revising its forthcoming Android developer verification program following criticism that the original plan would ...

Now Google has announced that, in response to feedback, the company will continue to allow developers and “power users who have a higher risk tolerance” to continue sideloading apps from unverified ...

Put the pitchforks down, Google isn't entirely getting rid of sideloading. Google is going to ease the Android verification ...

Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify ...

Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a powerful and versatile tool that allows you to do many things like find logs, install and ...

Google has proposed sweeping changes to Android to make app distribution more competitive, but sideloading will still be ...