The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer ...

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

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to work on ...

Sideloading apps also run the risk of installing malware or viruses that can once again, steal login credentials, spy on you, ...

Your current playback location in the YouTube TV app can only be updated when YouTube TV is able to fetch your location using your mobile phone. How often does YouTube TV verify location?

Anytime someone in Louisiana downloads an app, they would have to verify their age, and minors would need to get parental permission for their downloads if a bill nearing final passage in the ...

Utah passed a first-in-the-nation law Wednesday requiring app store operators like Apple and Google to verify the ages of users before allowing downloads.