Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a ...

Android malware threats escalated 30% in 2025, exploiting sideloaded APKs, SMS phishing, and unsecured networks. While Google Play Protect blocks the basics, independent antivirus apps catch ...

Google went back to the drawing board on its plans to limit sideloading, implementing a new system that looks to strike a balance between security and openness.

Google released an Android update fixing 129 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw linked to Qualcomm chips already exploited in attacks.

Security must be grounded in the “here and now” rather than implicitly clinging to the “tried and true” of yesterday.