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

Indonesia will begin restricting social media access for children under 16 on March 28, gradually deactivating accounts on ...

Starting next year, Android will block the installation of apps from unverified developers, a policy that affects both Play Store and sideloaded apps. The new system requires Android to check if a ...

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

That's less than previous years, but still a worryingly high number ...

Google is backpedaling on its decision to introduce new identity verification rules for all developers, stating that it will also introduce accounts for limited app distribution and will allow users ...

Google will extend developer verification to all Android apps, not just those installed from the Play Store, beginning with Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand ...

Don't want your data sitting on a server somewhere? You'll be able to request deletion right from the Play Store listing. Reading time 2 minutes Google’s newest developer policy aims to give Android ...

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 ...

37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play Soon, developers who just want to make Android ...

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