Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a ...

Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more ...

New open-source app turns GitHub into a mobile and PC app store

GitHub is a vast labyrinth of amazing open-source software projects, and it can be hard to see some of the awesomeness within ...
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Google to change Android App Store Rules After Settling Epic Games Lawsuit

Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.
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Android won’t ban sideloading apps, but Google will make it painfully harder

Google is preparing a significant overhaul of Android’s app installation system, aiming to curb ...

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

By June 30th, Google writes, it will lower most app store fees in the US, UK, and European Economic Area to 20 percent or less, down from 30 percent. By the end of the year, it wi ...
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Google ordered to open its Android app store to third-party rivals, including Epic Games — no more "Google's scare screens and Google's 30% app tax"

Third-party app stores may be coming to Google Play Store in 2025 to foster fair competition after the service was deemed an illegal monopoly in an antitrust ruling. When you purchase through links on ...