TechSpot

Android isn't killing sideloading, but it's making it a lot harder

A hot potato: A year after announcing the most significant change to Android in a long time, Google is now introducing a new process aimed at making the mobile platform "open" again. Mountain View ...
Engadget

Android will hide some app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. The company originally ...
Android Police

This popular image-saving Chrome extension was just flagged as malware

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Microsoft

Intent redirection vulnerability in third-party SDK exposed millions of Android wallets to potential risk

A severe Android intent‑redirection vulnerability in a widely deployed SDK exposed sensitive user data across millions of ...
Digital Trends

Android 17 makes your internet controls way less frustrating

Android 17 is fixing one of the most irritating parts of using your phone, its internet controls. If you’ve ever tried to switch off Wi-Fi quickly and got pulled into an extra menu instead, this ...
T3

"Sideloading is really important. It’s not going away": Android boss reassures phone users they can still install apps from wherever they want

Google has confirmed that sideloading will continue to be supported on Android devices. The news comes from Sameer Samat, head of Android, while Google continues to work on verifying developers to ...

I turned my old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender and fixed the internet dead zone in my home

Turn your spare phone into a Wi-Fi extender ...
Android

Samsung Internet for Windows Is Officially Stable, Now Called Samsung Browser

After Galaxy phones and tablets, Samsung is renaming its web browser from Samsung Internet to Samsung Browser on Windows as well. But the important part is that the browser is now finally available as ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Authenticator Flaw on Android, iOS Could Leak Login Codes for Millions

Microsoft Authenticator Flaw on Android, iOS Could Leak Login Codes for Millions Your email has been sent A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Authenticator could expose sensitive login codes ...
Android Authority

Survey shows most of you don't like Android's new sideloading restrictions

Google announced new rules for installing apps from sources outside the Play Store last week. Starting later this year, in order to sideload an app, you’ll have to read a handful of new warnings and, ...
TechRepublic

875 Million Android Phones Face Risk Due to Hidden Chip Flaw

875 Million Android Phones Face Risk Due to Hidden Chip Flaw Your email has been sent Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2. A locked Android phone is supposed to keep intruders out. But a newly ...
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Android side-loading will see a major change in 2026 with 'advanced flow'

Google says Android will retain its side-loading capabilities; however, it won't be without a new "advanced flow" for power-users. Through this, users will need to activate developer mode on their ...