With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

Google's Android software infringes on several patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired from Sun earlier this year, Oracle says in suit filed Thursday.

The system's testing is planned to start in October 2025, with global developer access beginning in March 2026. The first regional rollout is scheduled for September 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, ...

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

Cloud security vendor Zscaler says customers of Google’s Play Store have downloaded more than 19 million instances of malware ...