This is where sideloading comes in, or installing unofficial apps from sources outside of the official Play Store. These apps ...

NewPipe and other open-source Android apps are warning users about Google's upcoming sideloading restrictions and offering ...

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 ...

Finally, my open-source and non-Play Store apps auto-update.

Last summer Google announced plans to tighten security on Android phones and tablets by requiring app developers to register with Google and blocking installation of ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

Commodore, the brand behind the best-selling computer of all time, is back in the phone business after decades away. The Callback 8020 is a clamshell built for digital detox, blocking social media, ...