Google's move to slow down APK installs comes in bad taste, but it might save the millions of Android users from getting robbed.

A lot of information about the future of sideloading apps on Android has been swirling around the internet in the last month, ever since Google announced it would make major changes to how it will ...

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 ...

Sideloading Android apps is about to get quite a bit more annoying if Google has its way. The changes come from new policies implemented by Google, which will add an extra step when downloading apps ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.

Google has announced that starting next year, all Android apps—including sideloaded ones—will require developer verification. The move could make sideloading trickier but is aimed at reducing fake ...

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