Google argues that the Android Developer Verification program isn't meant to put an end to sideloading but instead will help ...

Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify ...

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

Google is developing another Linux terminal app. The app runs a full Debian environment. Developers will be able to build Android apps on device. For some time, Android has had access to a terminal ...

Despite Google's best efforts, and the many fail-safes in place protecting users, Android fans need to know the telltale ...

Google plans to move all development of Android OS behind closed doors so that the process will no longer be visible to the public. This change is a big shift for Android, which has long allowed ...