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Google will allow 'experienced users' to sideload unverified Android apps

In August, Google announced that it will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identities if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. Now, the company has started inviting developers that distribute exclusively outside of the Play Store to the early access of the identity verification feature in Android Developer Console.

The Register on MSN · 1d

Google to allow Android users with high pain tolerance to sideload unverified apps

PCMag on MSN · 1d

Android Sideloading Will Continue For ‘Experienced Users’

Wired

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

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 ...

TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers ...

Android

Google Claims Android App Sideloading Won't Die, But Change

Google is addressing doubts regarding the mandatory developer verification for Android apps installed via sideloading, confirming the feature is not going away. The new requirement—which ...

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