Google is fundamentally changing how sideloading works on Android, especially for apps from unverified developers. Here's are the new rules.

Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a ...

Later this year, Google is introducing new developer verification. For power users, Android will offer an option to disable ...

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in ...

Most Android phones today have a hidden Developer Options menu. Despite its name, it isn’t just for app developers. Android keeps certain advanced system controls here because they aren’t intended for ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Ahead of the holidays, Google is pushing out the ...

Google has confirmed that Android will not retire app sideloading, but the company is implementing measures that make the ...

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they will ...

Google has announced the availability of the first developer preview release for Android 16. Developer previews, for those who are unfamiliar, are made available so developers can test their apps to ...

Google won't allow people to (easily) sideload apps through APK files on certified Android devices starting in September 2026. It will still be possible, ...

Yet, having the latest phone isn't necessary since I have my fundamentals. I have a generous 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM ...