Sideloading apps is one way to bypass a platform that disallows the distribution of certain software. It's easy to do if you know how to properly follow its process but, be mindful that not all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...

Android 14 introduces new APIs for letting app stores claim “update ownership” over the updates of apps. This could have tilted the scales in favor of the Play Store once again, but it seems Google ...

Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick offer a beautiful walled garden of content right out of the box, but one of the best things about these media streamers is how easily you can slip beyond the gates.

The European Union may soon force Apple and Google to allow the practice of sideloading apps on iPhone and Android, respectively. It's already possible for Android users to install any apps they want, ...

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 ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Apple will soon allow “authorized developers” to distribute apps directly from their website without any app store in the middle. However, the eligibility for being an “authorized developer” is very ...