Rumors about Google removing the ability to sideload apps on Android have been swirling for months, but the company has ...

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

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

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

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

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

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify ...

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

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

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 ...

First and foremost, Google clarifies that it is not killing or doing away with sideloading on Android with this move. Instead ...