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

Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, even if they do not list their apps on its ...

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

A change to Google's sideloading policy on Android phones has drawn backlash for tightening the way developers publish apps.

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

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

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from ...

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

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 has blocked 77 apps with millions of downloads after the discovery that they were laced with money-stealing malware.