About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

As for the S23 FE and Tab S10+, their 3.4GB+ Android 16 build is live for everyone in Samsung's home country. That makes the ...

Google wants to make sweeping changes to sideloading on Android, and it seems very Apple-inspired. Frankly, I think it would be a disaster that makes me reconsider what phones I buy.

UPDATE (September 26, 2025): The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is now getting its very first update, which delivers the latest security patch. Read more about it at the very end of the article. Summary: The ...

Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new ...

UPDATE (September 30, 2025): Plenty of new information has been added. Since the last update, OnePlus officially confirmed the phone, its processor, and released some camera samples. Images of the ...