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Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...
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PhonePe To Take On Google With ‘Made In India’ Indus Appstore

Fintech giant PhonePe has launched Indus Appstore Developer Platform for Android app developers to take on giants Apple and Google. The mobile app marketplace, Indus Appstore, has invited ...

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google to require developer IDs even for sideloaded Android apps

Google is tightening the screws on Android security. From March 2026, developers who distribute apps outside the Play Store ...

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...