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 went back to the drawing board on its plans to limit sideloading, implementing a new system that looks to strike a balance between security and openness.

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 ...

Google has confirmed that Android will not retire app sideloading, but the company is implementing measures that make the ...

Chainguard is expanding beyond open-source security to protect open-core software, AI agent skills, and GitHub Actions.

To improve image cache management in their Android app, Grab engineers transitioned from a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache to a Time-Aware Least Recently Used (TLRU) cache, enabling them to reclaim ...

Coffee is the original biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we adjust to the changeover to daylight ...

Google has released Android Studio Panda 2, a feature drop including an AI agent that can create apps from scratch and an AI-driven version upgrade assistant.

Uber said it's acquiring parking app SpotHero for an undisclosed sum. The company said it plans to offer a parking reservation experience powered by SpotHero for events and at venues and airports.

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway. Part of the RCS Universal Profile from the GSMA, messages between Android and iOS ...