The takeaway: App sideloading has been a contentious issue since the dawn of mobile computing. Google is now taking a hardline approach, citing alleged security concerns, but a major app platform is ...

Open-Source Android Apps at Risk Under Google’s New Decree Your email has been sent New rules demand ID checks, app listings, and fees Open-source apps at risk Google cites a surge in malware from ...

Unlike Apple, Google has always made it relatively easy for users to install Android apps from sources other than the company’s official app store. But recently the company announced that it will ...

Google announced policy changes that place more requirements on Android developers last month, which are supposed to make the Android ecosystem a more safe and secure platform. Some say these new ...

Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the coming weeks, but there’s still precious little information on how the process will work. F-Droid ...

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper for all Android apps. On 25 August, Google announced that from autumn 2026, ...

F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app distribution,' F-Droid says in a post. When he's not battling bugs and ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. You have noticed a new app on your Pixel device yesterday called My Pixel. Google announced last week ...

Since 2017, the Vespa-maker Piaggio's Fast Forward division has been exploring a unique way to cut down on car trips: Building robots that can follow you around and carry your stuff. We called its ...

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