Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

According to its own survey, Google says that more than 50 times more malware came through internet-sideloaded sources ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for developers distributing apps outside the Play Store.

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...