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How I run Android apps on Windows and why you would want to

Extract the archive and open the extracted folder. Scroll through the files and look for 'install.ps1.' Right-click on this ...
SlashGear

How To Download Older Versions Of Android Apps (And Risks To Keep In Mind)

There are both pros and cons of Android and iOS, but Android generally fares better when it comes to freedom of choice. Google's mobile OS is known for its customizability options, like replacing the ...
Droid Life

Google to Verify Developers Before Their Apps Can Install on Your Android Device

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to ...
Digital Trends

Sideloading Android apps is about to get a little more tedious

Sideloading Android apps is about to get quite a bit more annoying if Google has its way. The changes come from new policies implemented by Google, which will add an extra step when downloading apps ...
Android Authority

Sideloading apps on Android 16 QPR2 has a much nicer-looking UI

Google has updated the Android Package Installer with the new Material 3 Expressive design language to match the rest of the OS. The redesigned dialog centers the app name and icon while using ...
ExtremeTech

Android Users Can Continue to Sideload Apps Using This Method

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 ...
BGR

Google Changes Its Mind Again, Will Allow 'Experienced' Android Users To Sideload Apps

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 ...
Good e-Reader

Its going to be harder to sideload in Android apps on e-readers

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 Authority

Google Play Store gets a smarter way to handle sideloading third-party apps

Google Play Store has started rolling out a new “Pause” feature for Play Protect, allowing users to temporarily disable app security scans. Unlike the previous “Turn off” option, the new feature ...
9to5google

Epic Games is suing Samsung (and Google) for making it harder to sideload Android apps

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Epic Games has opened a lawsuit over the difficulty of sideloading apps on Android, this time against both Samsung and Google over a new feature in One UI that ...
TechCrunch

TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app

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 ...