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Android developer certification is coming soon; Google has released the timeline and supported app stores.

Google has announced that it will introduce 'Developer Verification' starting in 2025, which will require Android app developers to register their personal ...

LineageOS Rejects Google’s New Sideloading Rules, Vows to Keep Android Open

Google’s new app developer verification system is set to reshape Android. LineageOS, one of the most popular custom ROMs, ...
Bleeping Computer

Android's pKVM hypervisor earns SESIP Level 5 security certification

Google announced that its protected Kernel-based Virtual Machine (pKVM) for Android has achieved SESIP Level 5 certification, the highest security assurance level for IoT and mobile platforms. The ...
Droid Life

Google to Verify Developers Before Their Apps Can Install on Your Android Device

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on Android devices that run Google services. The developers behind Android apps will ...
Android Authority

Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...
Android Police

The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...