The verification rollout, for which you can read sideloading restrictions, starts this year but really kicks into full effect next year. The issue for Google, Samsung and others, is that around ...

On Android, installing apps outside Google Play is disabled by default to reduce malware and security risks. You can enable the ability to install Android apps from ...

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

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

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