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, ...

Google says Android will retain its side-loading capabilities; however, it won't be without a new "advanced flow" for power-users. Through this, users will need to activate developer mode on their ...

Google’s next mobile operating system (OS), Android 14, will block the side-loading of apps targeting older versions of the software to prevent the spread of malware, 9to5Google reports. The company ...

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 ...

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 ...

A week ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke about iPhone security in an interview. He deemed the practice of side-loading apps as a major security flaw on Android phones. He said that allowing iOS devices to ...

You might sideload an Android app, or manually install its APK package, if you’re using a custom version of Android that doesn’t include Google’s Play Store ...