An updated API available to Android app developers can force users to download the app from Google Play, blocking the app from working if it is sideloaded. First announced at Google I/O 2024, the ...

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

You might sideload an Android app, or manually install its APK package, if you're using a custom version of Android that doesn't include Google's Play Store ...

Right from the start, Android has allowed you to install any software you come across on the internet, provided you aren't deterred by the prominent and increasingly scary warnings. Google is testing ...

The Google Play Integrity API lets apps check whether your account is “unlicensed,” meaning you didn’t install or buy the app from Google Play. More importantly, the app can then show a remediation ...

As online frauds and scams continue to proliferate across India, Google has announced plans for a big change in the country as it tries to mitigate the issue: it plans to block the sideloading of ...

Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Android’s in-built security engine Google Play Protect has a new feature that conducts a real-time analysis of an Android app’s code and blocks it from installing the app if it’s considered ...

Recap: Following a major court ruling against Google's Android app policies, Microsoft recently announced plans to enable customers to buy and play Xbox games directly through an Android app. As ...

Apple's reputation for security, user-friendly apps, and the world-beating iPad tablet lineup builds on its intricately controlled software ecosystem. However, a top EU court ruled in November that ...