
- Google has announced plans that will require app developers to verify their identity, even when not listing their apps on the Play Store
- This will hopefully reduce the number of malicious apps that can be sideloaded
- However, some Android fans are unhappy with this change
Sideloading refers to the process of downloading apps from sources outside of a phone's official app store, and Google will soon make big changes to the requirements for sideloaded apps on Android phones.