This is not a sideloading ban. Google is preserving the ability to install apps from outside the Play Store, but wrapping that ability in identity checks, warning screens, and a waiting period. The ...

Google announced new app quality requirements for Android developers this week, addressing industrywide memory chip shortages tied to the AI data center ...

Google is ordering every Android app developer to reduce memory consumption by early 2027, tracing the requirement to one ...

Google is making Android sideloading more restrictive with its new Advanced Flow for installing apps from unverified ...

Google's advanced sideloading flow is finally rolling out, letting power users skip ADB, but you'll need to flip a toggle, ...

Developer verification will soon block the installation of apps from unverified developers on any Android device running Google services, which is functionally all Android phones outside Russia and ...

Air taxi developers turn to defense market due to delays certifying civil versions Share prices of largest developers have fallen by more than 50% in last year Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East ...

July 31 (Reuters) - Aerospace startups that have long promised to develop electric air taxis are increasingly focusing on a market with fewer regulatory hurdles and more money to spend: the military.

Google is expanding its answer to Apple’s age-assurance tools with Wednesday’s news that it will bring its Play Signal API to users worldwide by the end of 2026. The technology, already available in ...