Google won't allow people to (easily) sideload apps through APK files on certified Android devices starting in September 2026. It will still be possible, ...

Google has announced a new mechanism in Android called Advanced Flow that will allow sideloading APKs from unverified developers for power users in a more secure way.

Google says sideloading isn't going away, but a new multi-step "advanced flow" will make installing unverified apps slower and more secure.

After years of waiting, you can finally share your real-time location in Google Messages. Here's how it works!

Google's latest Android Canary 2603 build brings separate Wi-Fi toggles, a native App Lock, and improved multitasking to ...

While Google is restricting app downloads from sources other than the Google Play Store, the company will allow sideloading ...

Share your current or live location from your Android phone in seconds, using the apps you already have installed.

Google has just shared details behind 'Advanced Flow', a brand new Android app sideloading system. It's more tedious, but possible.

It’s no secret that Google really doesn’t like it that people are installing Android applications from any other source than ...

Google adds 24-hour sideloading delay amid 17 malware families in 4 months, reducing scam-driven installs and device compromise risk.

Google’s Sameer Samat took the stage at Galaxy Unpacked today and teased “amazing things” coming to Android 17. Samat is President of the Android Ecosystem, and started by saying how the platform is ...

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...