Google’s new developer ID rule may tighten Android security — or end its open-source freedom. Here’s what’s at stake.

The Google Home app’s Activity tab showcases the activity history for your entire home, including devices that are not made ...

Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks ...

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents after coming under pressure ...

Indications in the Android 16 and 17 system code suggest Google is working on its own cross-device services, to add similar ...

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents after coming under pressure ...

F-Droid is raising alarms over Google's recent decision to strictly limit app sideloading on Android. After 15 years on the market, the alternative app store now ...

Apple has removed the ICEBlock app from its App Store, sparking a heated debate over digital rights, government influence, and user safety.

Compare Arattai and WhatsApp on features, privacy, and usability. See how Zoho’s Arattai stacks up against WhatsApp’s massive ...

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

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...