Users are noticing a new “Android Developer Verifier” app (com.google.android.verifier) silently installed on their Android phones to prepare for upcoming sideloading restrictions. The app checks if ...

Android has always had a more open approach to app distribution than iOS. That openness is now being tested. Google is ...

App programmers can finesse their apps by moving them to Android Studio to access broader developer features, or upload them to the Google Play Store for beta testing or publication. Readers ...

Starting next year, Android will block the installation of apps from unverified developers, a policy that affects both Play Store and sideloaded apps. The new system requires Android to check if a ...

Google will begin enforcing Android developer verification on Sept. 30 in Brazil and three APAC markets, changing how apps are installed. Image: Denny Müller/Unsplash Google is preparing to make ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...