Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

Google is introducing a developer verification program for Android apps, requiring all developers to be verified to install ...

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

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

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

Google will require developer verification for all Android apps in 2026, making sideloading harder but aiming to curb fake, ...

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

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Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.