Two-factor authentication (2FA) is essential, but apps like Google Authenticator and Authy have a major flaw: they often lock you into their ecosystems. If you lose access to your Google account or if ...

Most Android devices (at least those that are decidedly not made by Huawei) come equipped with the Google Play Store. Sure, there are notable outliers, like Amazon Fire tablets, which are somewhat ...

Google announced policy changes that place more requirements on Android developers last month, which are supposed to make the Android ecosystem a more safe and secure platform. Some say these new ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

F-Droid has challenged Google’s claim that sideloading is safe, calling it false. The conflict centers on new Android developer verification rules that require government ID and Google approval.

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The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper for all Android apps. On 25 August, Google announced that from autumn 2026, ...

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F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google’s new requirements for all Android developers to verify their identity. The third-party app store argues that Google falsely frames ...

Following Google's announcement that it will block the installation of apps from unverified developers on Android, app distribution site F-Droid has issued a statement in protest, stating that ...