Google has announced it is building a new way for 'experienced users' to install Android apps that haven't been verified.

According to Google, online scam and malware campaigns are getting more aggressive, and there’s real harm being done in spite of the platform’s sideloading scare screens. Google says it’s common for ...

Google's 2025 Pixel update brings critical fixes for camera quality, system stability, emergency calling, and battery ...

Google is backtracking on its decision to kill off sideloading, as it will develop a new flow for advanced users.

Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify ...

After backlash from power users, Google has announced that it is revising its recently announced developer verification ...

Put the pitchforks down, Google isn't entirely getting rid of sideloading. Google is going to ease the Android verification ...

Google is working on a new advanced flow that will let Android power users install apps from unverified developers while ...

Now Google has announced that, in response to feedback, the company will continue to allow developers and “power users who have a higher risk tolerance” to continue sideloading apps from unverified ...

In August, Google announced that it will require developer verification to install Android apps, including through sideloading. That’s continuing, but Google is working on a solution for “experienced ...