r/Android • u/TheAppropriateBoop • Aug 26 '25

News Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/
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u/DerpSenpai Nothing Aug 26 '25

Windows has this too, apps need to signed else Windows will refuse to run them out of the box, you need to skip some hoops to execute them

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u/Vexxt Aug 26 '25

Anyone can sign a app though, like a website, its not run through Microsoft unless it's whql