The next version of Android could bar you from installing ancient apps in some circumstances. 9to5Google has spotted a code change indicating that Android 14 will block users from sideloading apps ...

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The tech giant points to security failings when sideloading apps in Google's Android software as a sign of how bad things can be. Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's ...

The EU’s Digital Markets Act antitrust legislation passed last year will force Apple to allow users to install third-party apps from outside the iOS App Store, a process known as sideloading. Apple is ...

Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone — but with significant restrictions. Apple gave EU developers guidelines and access to the tools needed for sideloading — ...

Well, there we have it. The Apple CEO has said it. If you want to sideload apps on a smartphone, buy an Android. Speaking at The New York Times "DealBook" summit, Cook set out the battle lines: "I ...

Apple has always notoriously been against sideloading, but head of software Craig Federighi took it a step further with a dramatic statement at Web Summit 2021. He declared that “sideloading is a ...