Most Android devices default to the Google Play Store for downloading and installing apps, but it's far from the only place ...

Google will require developer verification for all Android apps in 2026, making sideloading harder but aiming to curb fake, malicious apps.

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

And Google is starting to impose some restrictions on sideloaded apps – the company says apps that are sideloaded from ...