Modern Android phones hide a menu called Developer Options. Most people never touch it. But if you've ever wanted to understand what your phone is doing under the hood, this is where you look.

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

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

The Android device platform has long been more open than Apple's iOS and iPadOS platforms, with Google making it easier for ...

Google is introducing a developer verification programme for Android apps, requiring all developers to be verified to install ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.