For years, installing third-party apps on Android has been straightforward for users willing to go outside Google’s Play ...

Google is rolling out Android developer verification to all starting April 2026 with a deadline of September 2026. Here is ...

And it shares what the future holds ...

Google's new sideloading rules for Android ignore the Play Store's own malware problem, undermining its commitment to stopping scams.

Google has launched Lyria 3 Pro, an AI music model capable of generating full three-minute songs with specific structures like verses and choruses. Available to paid Gemini subscribers and enterprise ...

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Google is introducing a new advanced flow that requires a protective waiting period, device restart, and biometric verification before users can install apps from ...

We finally have an outline of how Android app sideloading will work on Android. Last August, Google announced strict enforcements on applications not distributed via Google Play. After a lot of ...

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new gaming-focused updates to Google Play at GDC 2026. The tech giant revealed that Google Play is expanding its catalog to include anticipated paid and PC ...

Google has removed a whole section from its JavaScript SEO documentation because it was outdated and Google says loading content with JavaScript does not make it hard for Google Search. Google wrote ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...