Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

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

An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

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 ...

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 ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

Google's upcoming developer verification system for Android may prevent users from sideloading apps without an internet ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...

Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...