Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

But Google still makes them intentionally difficult to install.

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

Epic Games will never just take the win — it's now appealing to the court of public opinion that it takes one more actual ...

Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

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

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Some of Android‘s most popular games have been tainted by a virus installed in fake versions of the games that lets hackers take control of victims’ phones and add them to a botnet, according to new ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...