Google says Android is getting a "high-friction" sideloading flow, but insists it's an accountability layer about risk ...

Ahead of Google's mandatory developer registration for sideloaded apps, the company's getting the Play Store ready.

Google explains the new sideloading process of Android as a high friction change. It adds several warnings before allowing ...

Google announced changes to Android app sideloading last year that would require developer verification as a safety measure, ...

Google may soon add online developer verification for sideloaded Android apps, offering users extra protection without fully ...

Google has supported sideloading of apps for a long time but the company is worried about its security and wants to make it ...

Android apps can apparently also be installed via sideloading without developer verification by Google. But the process may ...

Google is working on the largest overhaul of the Android app install process in years and is now bringing a more rigorous app ...

The verification rollout, for which you can read sideloading restrictions, starts this year but really kicks into full effect ...

At CES 2026, I went hands-on with the Mudita Kompakt, a privacy-first smartphone with an e-paper display. Designed to ...

E-paper phone manufacturers need to adopt an approach more advanced than that taken by Mudita to appeal to everyday users.