The tech giant stresses that this does not mean developers can’t distribute outside of the Play Store through other app ...

PyApp seems to be taking the Python world by storm, providing long-awaited click-and-run Python distribution. For developers who need a little more versatility, there’s uv. Find these tools and more ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android ...

Google wants to make sideloading safer on Android by verifiying the identities of developers who distribute apps outside the ...

Although Android already has a sandboxed Linux terminal available, this Google model will be geared toward developers.

Google being able to ban developers operating outside the Play Store transforms Android into an iOS-like walled garden. When ...

Written in Rust, the PyApp utility wraps up Python programs into self-contained click-to-run executables. It might be the ...

Droid-ify is a third-party client built specifically for browsing and managing the F-Droid catalog, and it makes discovery ...

Suppose someone came to talk to you and said, “I need your help. I have a Raspberry Pi-based robot and I want to develop a custom Android app to control it.” If you are like me, you’ll think ...

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