In late August, Google announced new rules for sideloading on Android. Under the policy, all developers must verify their ...

Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new ...

Nothing is stepping into the AI spotlight with a new experiment it’s calling Essential Apps and Playground, two features ...

Google says that "sideloading is of fundamental importance for Android" and will not disappear. However, uncertainties remain ...

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