Google definitely doesn't want you to know about the developer Unknown Sources setting ...

A sacrifice for the greater good ...

Google announced changes to Android app sideloading last year that would require developer verification as a safety measure, but the company somewhat backtracked with ...

The Play Integrity API will make sideloading apps harder in order to protect users and prevent abuse. Developers can use a variety of parameters to determine an app's legitimacy. Google's continued ...

Google has published a new blog post insisting that sideloading on Android isn’t going anywhere. The company reiterated that its new developer verification requirements are meant to improve safety, ...

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 ...

LineageOS says Google's new developer verification system for sideloading apps on Android will not affect devices running its custom ROM.

Apple has published a new research paper taking a deep dive into some of the security and privacy risks of side-loading, or obtaining apps outside of the App Store. The whitepaper, "Building a Trust ...

The writing was on the wall, and now it’s on Amazon’s website. Newly released Fire Sticks will not support the sideloading of Android apps or any other software from outside Amazon’s official app ...