In a post on the Android Developers Blog, while highlighting key steps it's taken over the years to ensure a safer ...

A Brazilian court temporarily halted Apple's sideloading requirement, granting the company more time for compliance ...

Apple has been told it has to allow alternative app stores on iOS in Brazil within 90 days, as reported by Brazilian publication Valor International and 9to5Mac. Apple has already been forced to allow ...

Google is working on an Advanced Protection Mode in Android 16, and it now looks like a handy iOS 18 feature will be part of ...

Apple has been facing scrutiny in Brazil over the App Store. Earlier this month, a Brazilian court ruled that Apple would ...

This update should help protect Android users from malware and scams while still allowing them to sideload apps without long-term security risks. Android users who frequently sideload apps have a ...

The Federal Court in the Federal District has published a decision in favor of Apple, determining that it does not need to ...

Google is making significant changes to Android’s security framework, aimed at narrowing the long-standing gap between ...

It's a bit hypocritical to take a moral high ground on many issues, yet block sideloading and/or third-party app stores. A Brazilian court recently ordered Apple to make the same changes locally ...

Amazon Fire tablets lack the Play Store, but they do support sideloading apps. Using Fire Toolbox you can easily install the Play Store for more app options. Even with the Play Store addition ...

Google is pushing out an update that changes the mechanism when you want to sideload an app on an Android phone, making it safer and easier. Play Protect is designed to scan your apps to make sure ...