Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

Rumors about Google removing the ability to sideload apps on Android have been swirling for months, but the company has ...

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

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify ...

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

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

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

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Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Google and app developer Flo Health will pay $56 million to settle a class action claiming they violated the privacy of ...

The Google Home app’s Activity tab showcases the activity history for your entire home, including devices that are not made ...