Google's move to slow down APK installs comes in bad taste, but it might save the millions of Android users from getting robbed.

Apple has an aggressive stance against sideloading, despite pressure from some developers and users. The company has ...

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 ...

If you sideload apps on Android, this is one tool you shouldn’t live without.

When you’re looking for a new app to pour hours of your life into, the first place you go is the Google Play Store. That’s understandable; the Play Store has an absolute ton of apps and games that you ...

Google has announced that starting next year, all Android apps—including sideloaded ones—will require developer verification. The move could make sideloading trickier but is aimed at reducing fake ...

Samsung is enforcing a new “Auto Blocker” on new Galaxy smartphones, which, among other protections, blocks users from sideloading Android apps on their device. “Auto Blocker” has been a part of ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

Google has reached a settlement in a US antitrust lawsuit which will have effects on the future of sideloading on Android, and we’re getting an idea of what that means for app sideloading and more in ...

In brief: Google Play Protect serves as Android's first line of defense against malicious apps. However, the mobile anti-malware service can sometimes make sideloading cumbersome – or even outright ...

For many, this feels like a big shift. Sideloading has long been one of Android’s most valued features. It let users install apps freely, in contrast to iOS, which locks users into its App Store. Now, ...

Terms of Google’s settlement with Epic have emerged, with third-party billing and side-loading of apps being made more convenient for the user. Image Credit: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: ...