Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.

Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of ...

Google is cracking down on sideloading. Users will only be able to install apps from verified developers without a number of painful extra steps. Now a new warning has just highlighted why this is ...

Obtanium is a must-have app on my Android phone. Here are the essential Android apps I install and update through it.

“Google does not own your phone,” Android users are warned, as a controversial new update suddenly becomes real. “You own your phone. You have the right to decide who to trust.” That may be true. But ...

Google has issued its largest Android security update in nearly eight years, addressing 129 vulnerabilities, including a critical Qualcomm zero-day exploited in the wild. The update, with patch levels ...

“While Google patches these vulnerabilities, OEMs and carriers control when it reaches the device in someone’s pocket. In ...