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

Our devices are no longer just neutral tools. We swipe and gesture through the day, without even a second thought. Here's why disruptions to this routine can feel uncomfortable.

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of anonymous origins.

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps.

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

How many apps does it take to plan a work meeting or a dinner with friends? It likely involves bouncing between your text messaging app, an email app, a navigation app like Google Maps and perhaps a reservation app like Resy or Opentable.

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for developers distributing apps outside the Play Store.

Google is running out of legal maneuvers to avoid rewriting the rules for Android apps. Having lost the appeal, Google appears poised to take the case to the US Supreme Court. However, there is no guarantee the high court will hear the case or rule in Google's favor if it does.

Google is just not having any luck right now rendering the time in Android apps, with Personal Safety showing new glitch.

In the Google Translate app, users can set their language skill level, and it will create custom speaking and listening exercises for them.

You have a choice in how you access Google services; either through the Google app or the Chrome app. But what's the difference and which is better?