I’m a huge fan of open source, and that’s one of the reasons I’m drawn to Android. However, new requirements surrounding sideloaded apps, which will start rolling out in October 2025, may be the most ...

In brief: Google Play Protect serves as Android's first line of defense against malicious apps. However, the mobile anti-malware service can sometimes make sideloading cumbersome – or even outright ...

Well that's revolting news. I wonder what that means for backups of apps that were available thru Play Store and pulled? For example, we use Zoneminder and zmninja phone-app to check on stuff at home ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...

Google Play Store has started rolling out a new “Pause” feature for Play Protect, allowing users to temporarily disable app security scans. Unlike the previous “Turn off” option, the new feature ...

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...

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With TikTok’s fate in the U.S. uncertain — its ban in the country has been paused, but only temporarily, thanks to an executive order from President Donald Trump — the ByteDance-owned company is now ...

If you need to download and install TikTok in the US, you can do so on Android even though the app isn't back on the Play Store yet. In a tweet, the TikTok Policy account has announced that the ...

I am so gutted that WinPhone died as it would be needed competition, also it was a better OS than both the alternatives. Apple and Google is a terrible duopoly tbh. Apple are a controlling walled ...