Google is adding an additional layer of security when installing an APK or updating an app through an APK. A PIN or biometric authentication will now be required in certain cases. This will be the ...

Planning to download [APP] on Android? Learn how to install it safely through Google Play, verify APK files, check ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

Google is testing a new feature that could let Play Store users pause Play Protect instead of disabling it. Many users disable Play Protect while sideloading apps but forget to enable it again, which ...

In recent years, Google has been working to make Android apps smaller. As a result of that change, the process of installing (sideloading) Android APKs outside the Play Store might have an additional ...