Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

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

Google first announced a significant change in how it deals with Android developers back in August, and the topic has been hotly debated ever since. Now, ...

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 ...

Samsung's upcoming One UI 8.5 update will be based on Google's latest version of Android 16. Here's why that's a big deal.