This may be the most significant anti-consumer move, simply due to its profound impact. It could hit big developers or commercial apps, as well as entire ecosystems built around freely distributed ...

You know who hasn’t had quite the same struggles? Apple. Its iPhones have historically done more with less, putting up ...

An Android SDK update raises questions about the impact of developer verification on users' ability to sideload apps when offline.

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

Samsung is gearing up for a new hardware event and has launched nice deals on its devices. Meanwhile, Google is rolling out big changes, including a visual redesign for Google Messages, new security ...

The takeaway: App sideloading has been a contentious issue since the dawn of mobile computing. Google is now taking a hardline approach, citing alleged security concerns, but a major app platform is ...

The competition between Apple and Google over the mobile landscape has always been as much about philosophy as it has market share. Apple's iOS is restricted to the devices it builds, and ...

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I am so gutted that WinPhone died as it would be needed competition, also it was a better OS than both the alternatives. Apple and Google is a terrible duopoly tbh. Apple are a controlling walled ...

Amazon’s replacement of Android on the Fire TV platform is underway and, well, customers aren’t very happy about it.

AT&T is reportedly doing the right thing by allowing Android phone users to install apps from outside the Android Market. Starting today, an update will enable non-Market app installation — also known ...