Android is often praised for supporting sideloading for apps that don't come from official sources like the Google Play Store. And the opposite is true with the iPhone, where Apple only lets users ...

In an effort to cut down on scams and fraud, Google is expanding a Play Protect feature which would block sideloading for some Android apps in India. Google has just announced plans for a pilot ...

Google plans to release Android 14 this fall, but the first developer preview is already available for testing. You can download builds for the the Pixel 4a 5G and ...

DuckDuckGo for Android's 'App Tracking Protection' feature has reached open beta, allowing all Android users to block third-party trackers across all their installed apps. The DuckDuckGo for Android ...

The next version of Android could bar you from installing ancient apps in some circumstances. 9to5Google has spotted a code change indicating that Android 14 will block users from sideloading apps ...

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 ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Specifically, Android 14 doesn’t let users install apps that target an SDK version lower than 23, which corresponds to ...

With the upcoming release of Android 15, Google will make it virtually impossible to install some Android apps as a new minimum requirement is coming. For quite a while now, Android apps have been ...

Google is working around the clock on increasing the number of apps available on Android Auto, but it doesn't mean the company will allow just any app on the platform. JuicePass, an application ...

Privacy-focused search site DuckDuckGo has added yet another way to prevent more of your data from going to advertisers, opening its App Tracking Protection for ...