Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

Amazon launched Vega OS, replacing Android on Fire TV devices for better performance and efficiency, but preventing app sideloading.

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends verification as a security step.

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which will be rolled out to devices in the next major release of Android 16. Google ...

Amazon is officially ditching Android for its Fire TV lineup, with the new Vega OS launching today and without sideloading.