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Google says Android is getting a "high-friction" sideloading flow, but insists it's an accountability layer about risk ...

Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

Google announced changes to Android app sideloading last year that would require developer verification as a safety measure, ...

Google may soon add online developer verification for sideloaded Android apps, offering users extra protection without fully ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

Android apps can apparently also be installed via sideloading without developer verification by Google. But the process may ...

The verification rollout, for which you can read sideloading restrictions, starts this year but really kicks into full effect next year. The issue for Google, Samsung and others, is that around ...

Google is trying to keep Android users safer by making the sideloading app flow more difficult and convoluted, according to ...

Google is working on the largest overhaul of the Android app install process in years and is now bringing a more rigorous app ...

Your Android phone's most powerful security feature is off by default and hidden - turn it on now ...

In brief: Google Play Protect serves as Android's first line of defense against malicious apps. However, the mobile anti-malware service can sometimes make sideloading cumbersome – or even outright ...