For years, trying to install a third-party app store on Android—like the Epic Games Store, for example—hasn’t been the most ...

You might sideload an Android app, or manually install its APK package, if you’re using a custom version of Android that doesn’t include Google’s Play Store ...

Google is on the verge of changing its Play Store policies, opening up access to Android for verified third-party app stores ...

An updated API available to Android app developers can force users to download the app from Google Play, blocking the app from working if it is sideloaded. First announced at Google I/O 2024, the ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Instead of breaking Google’s app store, Google will let them in.

As online frauds and scams continue to proliferate across India, Google has announced plans for a big change in the country as it tries to mitigate the issue: it plans to block the sideloading of ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. The company said that it made the ...