Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

Google’s next mobile operating system (OS), Android 14, will block the side-loading of apps targeting older versions of the software to prevent the spread of malware, 9to5Google reports. The company ...

Wearable devices might be the future, but for Samsung, the Galaxy Gear isn’t exactly taking the world by storm. The biggest problems for the Gear are that the device suffers from a somewhat laggy UI, ...

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 ...

One of the best things about Android compared to iOS is the greater level of control users are given, with side-loading of apps being one of the biggest benefits. This means you can download apps from ...

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 developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

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 ...

Android apps can apparently also be installed via sideloading without developer verification by Google. But the process may ...

Android has several advantages compared to iOS when it comes to users having control over the device. One of the biggest benefits of Android is that it allows users to download apps from several ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook said side-loading iOS apps would “destroy the security” of iPhones. The Apple CEO also claimed that Android has 47 times more malware than iOS. We’re not so sure this figure is ...