According to Google, online scam and malware campaigns are getting more aggressive, and there’s real harm being done in spite of the platform’s sideloading scare screens. Google says it’s common for ...

In its announcement on the Android Developers Blog, Google explains why it is mandating verification for developers. With ...

The recent update in Android developer verification will keep sideloading alive, but it will show clear warnings. Read more.

In August, Google announced that it will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their ...

Google will soon require Android apps distributed outside of the Play Store to be registered by verified developers, but the ...

In August, Google announced that it will require developer verification to install Android apps, including through sideloading. That’s continuing, but Google is working on a solution for “experienced ...

F-Droid has challenged Google’s claim that sideloading is safe, calling it false. The conflict centers on new Android developer verification rules that require government ID and Google approval.

After backlash over identity-verification requirements intended to prevent malware, Google will now allow 'experienced users ...

Google will enforce a new Android developer verification policy next year to tighten app publishing rules on its Play Store, following findings that apps installed from outside the official store ...

Google has updated its Circumventing Systems policy to include a new example explicitly warning advertisers that submitting false information during the Advertiser Verification process violates its ...

Developers need to prove their identity and register the names and signing keys of their apps. Without verification, apps cannot be installed on most certified Android phones. Google does not look at ...