Ahead of Google's mandatory developer registration for sideloaded apps, the company's getting the Play Store ready.

The verification rollout, for which you can read sideloading restrictions, starts this year but really kicks into full effect ...

Google is working on the largest overhaul of the Android app install process in years and is now bringing a more rigorous app ...

In brief: Google Play Protect serves as Android's first line of defense against malicious apps. However, the mobile anti-malware service can sometimes make sideloading cumbersome – or even outright ...

Samsung is gearing up for a new hardware event and has launched nice deals on its devices. Meanwhile, Google is rolling out big changes, including a visual redesign for Google Messages, new security ...

One of the things that has long set Android apart from iOS is that Android makes it fairly easy to install apps from sources other than Google’s official app store, providing users and developers with ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

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Well that's revolting news. I wonder what that means for backups of apps that were available thru Play Store and pulled? For example, we use Zoneminder and zmninja phone-app to check on stuff at home ...