Google is taking the stress out of sideloading apps on Android phones with a new feature rolling out to Google Play Store.

F-Droid is a free and open-source alternative app store for Android - here are my favorite apps that are exclusively available on the storefront.

The Google Play Store is home to many popular apps vital to your Android experience — so vital that they can sometimes be described as the beating heart of your new experience. Whether you own an app-centric device like a tablet or phone or a cloud-based machine like a Chromebook,

The search giant admitted that “one of the challenges with investing in widget development has been discoverability and user understanding,” so they will be rolling out new features to promote them better on Android phones, tablets and other foldable devices aside from the Play Store.

Google is boosting Play Store defences against increasing sideloading threats. CTM360 warns of a campaign using fake Play Store websites to distribute Trojan.