In the coming weeks, Google will officially debut Android developer verification, which will require app makers outside the ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

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

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Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter calls for a departure from the plan.

EFF and F-Droid have led 37 organizations in demanding Google rescind its mandatory Android developer registration policy set to take effect in September 2026.

Android 16 is here! Sort of. Along with its official announcement that stable Android 16 is due out in the second quarter of next year, Google kicked off the Developer Preview period for its next ...