Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play Store.

Android will block users from sideloading apps made by unverified developers next year, but we may have found a workaround.

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google plans to begin requiring developer verification for all sideloading of APK app files on Android - here's what that ...

Congratulations on your new Google Pixel 10. It's a powerful Android phone that works right out of the box. However, if you ...

Android 16 QPR2 will bring forced themes to apps that don't support Material You, and Google isn't letting any app developer opt out.

Google's new policy for Android has created a stir in the tech community. Recently, the company announced its plans to ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

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 ...

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change their color to match the phone's wallpaper for a more consistent look.

Scheduled for rollout starting in September 2026, the program aims to restrict malware distribution by requiring developer verification ...

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...