Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, even if they do not list their apps on its ...

Google won’t scan the contents of every app you install, but it will require the publisher (whether an individual or a company) to have a verified identity tied to their account. That way, when a ...

If a user downloads an app but doesn’t open it within a predetermined timeframe (potentially 24 hours based on current findings), the Play Store will send a gentle reminder notification.

According to its own survey, Google says that more than 50 times more malware came through internet-sideloaded sources ...

According to the sources, the new functionality is available in the Google Play Store app’s version 42.5.15. Furthermore, Google is currently rolling out the new update globally in a gradual manner.