Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

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

Prohibit the distribution of third-party Android app stores through the Play Store. All these orders are applicable for a ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google has blocked 77 apps with millions of downloads after the discovery that they were laced with money-stealing malware.

The open nature of Android is about see a big change, as Google looks to enforce its verification policy for all developers.

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

Google will require developer identity verification for all Android apps, including sideloading. New non-Play Developer ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

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

Apple’s App Store is under attack from legislators around the world, yet Google just announced an Android change following ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users ...