The rules and procedures for sideloading apps onto Google's Android operating system are soon to noticeably change, ...

We sat down with Google's Sameer Samat to talk about Android's next transitional moment, sideloading, and his favorite devices right now.

Wearable devices might be the future, but for Samsung, the Galaxy Gear isn’t exactly taking the world by storm. The biggest problems for the Gear are that the device suffers from a somewhat laggy UI, ...

RIM has confirmed that it will be updating the BlackBerry PlayBook‘s Android app side-loading feature to offer better protection for developers, by only letting users who purchased their apps to ...

One of the best things about Android compared to iOS is the greater level of control users are given, with side-loading of apps being one of the biggest benefits. This means you can download apps from ...

Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Samsung is enforcing a new “Auto Blocker” on new Galaxy smartphones, which, among other protections, blocks users from sideloading Android apps on their device. “Auto Blocker” has been a part of ...