With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...
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Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

Google is increasing security measures around sideloading apps by removing anonymity for Android developers who distribute outside of the Play Store. Starting in September next year, Google will ...
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Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...
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Google Will Make Installing Third-Party Android Apps Safer By Making Them Less Accessible

Starting next year, Google will push what might be a controversial change (depending on who you ask), and it affects the process of installing apps on Android devices. For years, Android users have ...

Rogue devs of sideloaded Android apps beg for freedom from Google’s verification regime

37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play Soon, developers who just want to make Android ...