An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Facepalm: The Android ecosystem has traditionally offered a more permissive approach to app development and delivery through third-party means. Now, Google is announcing a significant change that will ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...

Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the ...

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