In August, Google announced that it will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identities if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. Now, the ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...

Sideloading has always been seen as one of the best perks of the Android operating system for many users. Not only does it let users sidestep Google's more restrictive Play Store, but it also gives ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

A few days ago the folks at Android Central released Sideload Wonder Machine, a free app that makes it easy to install Android apps that aren’t available in the Android Market — even if you have a ...

Google has announced updates to the Android ecosystem, covering billing flexibility on Google Play, a new Registered App ...

Most Google Android phones allow you to check a box next to “unknown sources” if you want to be able to install apps that aren’t available from the Android Market. AT&T disables this function on the ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Starting September 2026, Google will require all Android app developers to register before distributing APKs, and nearly 50 organizations are now pushing back. Here’s what changes in 2026 and why it ...