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Google to block sideloading of apps from unverified developers on Android
Google to block sideloading of apps from unverified developers on Android devices from next year: All you need to know
Google is bringing a contentious new reform to how apps are installed on Android devices from next year. The tech giant has been known for offering users the freedom to customize their experience, something that distinguished it from the walled gardens of Apple but that choice has slowly been fading away in the last few years and the latest reform by Google could perhaps be the biggest change to that pattern yet.
Google is now bringin in a developer verification programme under which all Android developers will have to be verified by Google in order to have their apps installed on ‘certified Android devices'. Notably, Google has already required all Play Store app developers to be verified in order to offer their apps on the platform since 2024 but the new change would force even third party app developers to be registered with Google in order to offer their apps on Android devices.
The change will apply to all phones that come with Google Services pre-instealled but not to custom ROMs or some Chinese devices that come without Google services.
Google compares its verfication programme to an ID check at the airport where the company will be able to verify the identity of the develop but will not review the content of their app.
The tech giant is also building a new Android Developer Console where the developers who distribute apps outside of the app store will have to register to complete their verification.
Google will begin testing the new system from Octobr while all developers will have access to the new Android console in March 2026. Google is planning to take the requirements live in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand in September 2026 and could then expand them globally in 2027.
Why is Google making this change?
Google claims that its internal shows that there is a 50 time more risk of malware from the side loaded apps on the internet than on the ones installed from Play Store. In order to curtail this risk, the company wants to identify the idenity of all Android developers to make it harder for “maliciious actors to quickly distribute another harmful app after we take the first one down”.The company also states that since implementing similar protocols on Play Store in 2023, it has seen decline in bad actors exploitint anonymitity to distribute malware, commit financial fraud and steal sensitive data.
“Bringing a similar process to Android more broadly will provide a consistent, common sense baseline of developer accountability across the ecosystem.” Google claims in its blogpost.
The underlying subtext behind the new rule changes could also be the recent lost ruling in the Epic Games anti-trust case. The company has said that it will appeal the ruling in the US Supreme Court but it will have to make significant changes in the way apps are distributed on Android.
For instance, Google will now have to allow Third party app stores to be listed on the Play Store and these new stores will also have access to all apps on the Google's Play store. In this context, the new regulations may be a way for Google to retain control even as third party app stores begin to go more mainstream.
Source: LiveMint
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