Android’s openness has long allowed software to reach phones without passing through Google Play. Google is adding a new gate ...

Spotted the new Android Developer Verifier app on your phone? Here's why you shouldn't uninstall this system service just yet ...

Google announced its Android developer verification program last year to make app sideloading safer for Android users. And a few months ago, Google said that Android users would have to wait 24 hours ...

In its ever-growing quest to ensure a safer user experience on the Android platform, Google confirms that it has banned more than 80,000 bad developer accounts from Google Play in the 2025 calendar ...

Google has published a new blog post insisting that sideloading on Android isn’t going anywhere. The company reiterated that its new developer verification requirements are meant to improve safety, ...

Google’s new app developer verification system is set to reshape Android. LineageOS, one of the most popular custom ROMs, says it won’t enforce it.