First and foremost, Google clarifies that it is not killing or doing away with sideloading on Android with this move. Instead, it says, "our new developer identity requirements are designed to protect ...

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

Underneath all this is Google’s Gemini 2.5, which powers AI Mode with stronger multimodal reasoning across text and images. The model has been optimized for faster responses and better efficiency, ...