To settle its lawsuit with Epic, Google will make alternative app stores easier to use in Android 17. Here's what that might look like.

Google is backtracking on its decision to kill off sideloading, as it will develop a new flow for advanced users.

Sideloading is a core component of Android, but its future has recently been under fire. Google announced major changes ...

Google will soon require Android apps distributed outside of the Play Store to be registered by verified developers, but the ...

Google is revising its forthcoming Android developer verification program following criticism that the original plan would ...

Now Google has announced that, in response to feedback, the company will continue to allow developers and “power users who have a higher risk tolerance” to continue sideloading apps from unverified ...

Put the pitchforks down, Google isn't entirely getting rid of sideloading. Google is going to ease the Android verification ...

Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify ...

Visual Studio 2026 brings faster performance, new C# and C++ Copilot agents, and seamless compatibility with existing ...

Traditionally, the term braindump referred to someone taking an exam, memorizing the questions, and sharing them online for others to use. That practice is unethical and violates the certification ...

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned XR studio, released a new mixed reality title exclusively for Android XR which expands the Job Simulator universe. Alongside it comes a free mixed reality experience, ...