Google has redesigned the sideloading UI in Android 16 QPR2 to have a more modern, Material 3 Expressive design. Here's what ...

Google has taken a significant step forward with its latest update, Android 16 QPR2, by revamping the Package Installer UI to align with the modern design ethos of Material 3 Expressive. This article ...

Android is often praised for supporting sideloading for apps that don't come from official sources like the Google Play Store. And the opposite is true with the iPhone, where Apple only lets users ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

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Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify their identity, a move which critics warned could kill sideloading for good.

Terms of Google’s settlement with Epic have emerged, with third-party billing and side-loading of apps being made more convenient for the user. Image Credit: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: ...

Android 14 is set to implement stricter restrictions on apps targeting older versions of the OS. Users will no longer be able to download these apps through the Play Store or sideload them from ...

The next version of Android could bar you from installing ancient apps in some circumstances. 9to5Google has spotted a code change indicating that Android 14 will block users from sideloading apps ...

If you think that Google is being a little heavy handed in its new restrictions on sideloading, then you ain't seen nothing ...