An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when ...

The most notable user-facing change in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is the ability to use custom app icon shapes. Besides a circle, ...

Google is slowly rolling out new rules for sideloading on Android. Starting next year, developers in some regions will have to verify themselves in order to distribute apps. Without verification, you ...

An app drawer is the menu on your Android phone where you can see all of your installed apps and open them. It's one of the ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 brings a new Material 3 Expressive design to the Setup Wizard, an upgrade most users are likely to not ...

Apps loaded with malware have been a problem on Android phones for years, and a key reason behind it is the open nature of the operating system. Unlike iOS, which only allows installation of apps from ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler's ThreatLabs ...

Google has announced that it will block the sideloading of unverified Android apps found outside the Play Store starting next year if their developers fail to comply with the company's upcoming new ...

Google has announced that starting next year, all Android apps—including sideloaded ones—will require developer verification. The move could make sideloading trickier but is aimed at reducing fake ...

Most people get a lot of mileage out of Google's first-party software and other popular apps that get tons of recommendations. I used to, too. But one type of software has played an increasingly large ...

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