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

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

Google will restrict sideloading to verified developers starting 2026, blocking unverified APK installations even outside the ...

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

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

Isn’t it weird that some Android devices ship without the Google Play Store installed? Yes, that is the case, and several Android devices, including the tweaked versions, and non-licensed devices, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing ...

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update ...

Google Password Manager is now on the Play Store, letting Android users easily manage passwords, passkeys, and more in a standalone app.

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially disruptive shakeup that’s ...