Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, even if they do not list their apps on its ...

According to its own survey, Google says that more than 50 times more malware came through internet-sideloaded sources ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Google will extend developer verification ...

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

Google's new security initiative will require all Android app developers to pass verification before their apps can be ...

Google will enforce a policy from 2026, allowing only apps from verified developers on certified Android devices to enhance ...

Google will be starting an early access program for verification in October 2025, where participants can join a community ...

Google will require all Android app developers to be verified before their apps can be sideloaded on certified devices ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...