Google's move to slow down APK installs comes in bad taste, but it might save the millions of Android users from getting robbed.

Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.

Apple has an aggressive stance against sideloading, despite pressure from some developers and users. The company has ...

Sideloading has always been seen as one of the best perks of the Android operating system for many users. Not only does it let users sidestep Google's more restrictive Play Store, but it also gives ...

If you sideload apps on Android, this is one tool you shouldn’t live without.

Google has announced that starting next year, all Android apps—including sideloaded ones—will require developer verification. The move could make sideloading trickier but is aimed at reducing fake ...

For many, this feels like a big shift. Sideloading has long been one of Android’s most valued features. It let users install apps freely, in contrast to iOS, which locks users into its App Store. Now, ...

A few days ago the folks at Android Central released Sideload Wonder Machine, a free app that makes it easy to install Android apps that aren’t available in the Android Market — even if you have a ...

Your Android's most powerful security feature is off by default - how to turn it on ASAP ...

In brief: Google Play Protect serves as Android's first line of defense against malicious apps. However, the mobile anti-malware service can sometimes make sideloading cumbersome – or even outright ...

With TikTok’s fate in the U.S. uncertain — its ban in the country has been paused, but only temporarily, thanks to an executive order from President Donald Trump — the ByteDance-owned company is now ...