Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

Android apps outside Play Store now need verification, but ADB still lets users sideload without digital signatures.

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Older Android phones, tablets and car systems will lose access to new Waze features as the app drops support for Android ...

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Google plans to restrict app sideloading on Android from unverified developers starting in 2026, raising concerns among users. While the company cites security, many fear Android is becoming a closed ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...