Users are increasingly pushing back against the term "sideloading" on Android. But does the term upset you? We want to know your thoughts.

Google has redesigned the sideloading UI in Android 16 QPR2 to have a more modern, Material 3 Expressive design. Here's what ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

Terms of Google’s settlement with Epic have emerged, with third-party billing and side-loading of apps being made more convenient for the user. Image Credit: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: ...

Android 15's new sideloading restrictions could signal a shift for the Android ecosystem, challenging its historically open nature. These tighter security measures protect average users from malicious ...

Sideloading Android apps is about to get quite a bit more annoying if Google has its way. The changes come from new policies implemented by Google, which will add an extra step when downloading apps ...

A lot of information about the future of sideloading apps on Android has been swirling around the internet in the last month, ever since Google announced it would make major changes to how it will ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Epic Games has opened a lawsuit over the difficulty of sideloading apps on Android, this time against both Samsung and Google over a new feature in One UI that ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. In August, Google announced plans for a new Android developer verification process that would see the end of ...

I am so gutted that WinPhone died as it would be needed competition, also it was a better OS than both the alternatives. Apple and Google is a terrible duopoly tbh. Apple are a controlling walled ...

Samsung has released its long-awaited One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25, “introducing new and easier ways to create, connect ...