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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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

The upcoming edition of Android includes revisions to make it tablet-friendly and improve battery efficiency, with few user-facing changes revealed yet. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than ...

Google today just announced the date of its annual developer conference Google I/O, where we expect to learn a lot more about what Google has been working on over the last year. One product that ...

"We're not too concerned. We're not making malicious apps. It should be fine and I totally understand why they'd want to do it," said Jeff Kao, co-founder of Ecorio, a Toronto-based developer. Ecorio ...

Google announced the Android 14 Developer Preview today. The February release was expected and matches last year, while it comes as 13 QPR2 is still in beta. On the Customization front, end users ...