In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...

Starting September 2026, Google will require all Android app developers to register before distributing APKs, and nearly 50 ...

The letter to Google leadership articulated deep concerns about mandatory developer identity verification requirements that will reshape the Android ecosystem.

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens ...

EFF and F-Droid have led 37 organizations in demanding Google rescind its mandatory Android developer registration policy set to take effect in September 2026.

Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter calls for a departure from the plan.

37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play Soon, developers who just want to make Android apps for sideloading will have to register with Google. Thirty-seven ...

Google is restricting the free use of certified Android devices. From fall 2026, only applications whose publisher has previously registered with Google and then signed the respective application can ...

When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the ...

This week’s Android headlines: all the Galaxy Unpacked and Galaxy S26 news, Honor’s new Robot, Nothing Phone (4a)’s colorful ...