Google will still let you sideload apps, but there’s a catch now

Google says sideloading isn't going away, but a new multi-step "advanced flow" will make installing unverified apps slower and more secure.

Here’s How Google’s ‘Safer’ Sideloading Works on Android

While Google is restricting app downloads from sources other than the Google Play Store, the company will allow sideloading ...

CISA orders feds to patch max-severity Cisco flaw by Sunday

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a maximum-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-20131, in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) by ...
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The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot

Plus: OpenAI is also creating a "super app." This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a ...

Chainguard is racing to fix trust in AI-built software - here's how

Chainguard is expanding beyond open-source security to protect open-core software, AI agent skills, and GitHub Actions.

MacBook Neo review: the new king of budget laptops

Don't call it compromised. The MacBook Neo is an amazing new entry point in Apple's lineup that easily eclipses the base iPad ...
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Google Unveils New Process For Installing Unverified Android Apps

It’s no secret that Google really doesn’t like it that people are installing Android applications from any other source than ...

OpenAI to create desktop super app, combining ChatGPT app, browser and Codex app

OpenAI will combine its web browser, ChatGPT app and Codex app into a singular desktop super app. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of ...

Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period

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 ...
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This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery]

Later this year, Google is introducing new developer verification. For power users, Android will offer an option to disable ...

Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

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

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in ...