Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which will be rolled out to devices in the next major release of Android 16. Google ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app distribution,' F-Droid says in a post.

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends verification as a security step.

Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Auracast support rolls out to more smartphones and headphones. You can share your phone's audio with one or many friends. Your phone and headphones must support Auracast to access the feature. If ...

Many users are ditching bulky equipment and adopting a lighter, more streamlined approach because it offers more flexibility to move around and work from anywhere. Anything is possible with the help ...