Despite Google's best efforts, and the many fail-safes in place protecting users, Android fans need to know the telltale ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

For years, one of Android’s defining traits has been the freedom to sideload apps—installing them from outside the Play Store. That freedom isn’t disappearing, but Google is tightening the rules ...

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

Two new spyware campaigns that researchers call ProSpy and ToSpy lured Android users with fake upgrades or plugins for the ...

ESET researchers have discovered campaigns distributing spyware disguised as Android Signal and ToTok apps, targeting users ...

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

If you’re the type of Android user who values privacy and open-source software, you’re probably familiar with F-Droid. It’s an alternative to the Google Play Store that only ...

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

Visitors interact with an intelligent robot during China International Big Data Industry Expo 2025 on Aug 29. HE CHENGBO/FOR CHINA DAILY The country has rolled out nearly 30 policy measures related to ...