According to Google, online scam and malware campaigns are getting more aggressive, and there’s real harm being done in spite of the platform’s sideloading scare screens. Google says it’s common for ...

After backlash from power users, Google has announced that it is revising its recently announced developer verification ...

Google has proposed sweeping changes to Android to make app distribution more competitive, but sideloading will still be ...

Petition seeks to rally community opposition and alert regulators Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps ...

Google is slightly relaxing the strict registration requirement for app developers. Experienced users will soon be able to ...

Are your rights gone? F-Droid warns Android sideloading verification rules strip freedom, letting Google decide what apps you can install.

Free Android app store F-Droid asks users to lobby government regulators to take action. Google says the move is needed to reduce the risk of malware infecting Android devices.

Since launching Google Play (née Android Market) in 2008, Google has never made a change to the US store that it didn’t want ...

Despite Google's claims to the contrary, F-Droid continues to accuse the company of attempting to turn Android into a walled ecosystem of government-vetted apps. F-Droid representatives ...

The deal follows years of litigation that began in 2020, when Epic sued Google for allegedly abusing its dominance in Android app distribution through the Play ...

Google is relaxing its new Android developer verification requirements to allow a workaround for “experienced users.” ...

Google and Epic have been fighting a court battle for the past five years, but the end could be in sight. Epic sued Google in ...