Android's getting a flexible new approach to sideloading with Registered App Stores

Google's detailed changes coming to app stores and in-app purchases starting soon, including registration for third-party stores.

You're going to hate Google's new rules for sideloading Android apps

Google has long been at battle with tackling sideloading apps on Android platforms, changing its rules multiple times, much ...

Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. The company originally ...

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in ...
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Cars with Android Automotive are about to get a lot more apps

The “Car ready moble apps program” for developers is launching soon to make it easier to convert tablet apps to automotive ones. The “Car ready moble apps program” for developers is launching soon to ...