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

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

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

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

Google is introducing an identity verification requirement for developers to register applications for installation on ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

On 25 August, the tech giant announced that all developers — whether publishing on the Play Store or via sideloading — will ...