Android's new 2026 developer verification requirements introduce a one-time advanced flow for sideloading unverified apps. Here's what's actually changing, how the process works.

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Google has explained how app sideloading will work on Android once its new developer verification process is in place.

Google has revealed the “advanced flow” that will be required to install certain Android apps once the company introduces mandatory developer verification later this year. The ...