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

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

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

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

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

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

Written in Rust, the PyApp utility wraps up Python programs into self-contained click-to-run executables. It might be the ...

According to an APK teardown by Android Authority, Google is bringing all the Pixel diagnostic tools under the same menu, and ...

Now, I pin it on every Android phone I use, so it's at the top in every app's Sharesheet. It's a simple feature, but when you start using it, you'll see how useful it is.

Microsoft announced that it will phase out the Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app for Android and iOS devices starting September 15, 2025.

There are two ways to install an APK on your Chromebook, and one involves booting your Chromebook into Linux and using the Terminal app.

Open source apps are usually leaner and more efficient. Without ads, constant tracking pings, or unnecessary permissions, ...