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Sideloading
The Australian App Store ruling orders Apple to allow sideloading and outside payments by March 1, 2027. Apple will appeal.
Google's Android developer verification starts enforcing on Sept 30, 2026. See the full timeline, the 24-hour sideload flow, and the ADB exemption.
Google is ending direct APK sideloading. By 2027, all Android apps must be cryptographically signed or face a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for installation.
The UK's CMA breaks from the EU, opting for "voluntary commitments" over forced sideloading for Apple and Google. Is this pragmatism or a lack of teeth?
Google mandates developer verification for Android sideloading in 2026. Learn how the new digital signature rules and "Advanced Flow" protect your data.
F-Droid ends its server crisis with a hardware upgrade, just as Google prepares a controversial mandatory developer verification mandate for 2026.
Apple settles with Brazil's CADE, agreeing to allow third-party app stores and external payments by April 2026. See the new 15% and 5% fee structures.
Starting Jan 28, 2026, Google will charge developers up to $3.65 per install for apps downloaded via external links, sparking a new legal row with Epic.
Google will soon require all sideloaded Android apps to pass verification and code signing to combat fraud. However, the company is developing an "advanced process" for power users to bypass this.
iOS 26.2 beta code suggests Apple is enabling third-party app stores in Japan to comply with new antitrust laws. Users report accessing AltStore & Epic Games Store.
Google will require developers to verify their identity to enable app sideloading on Android, a move intended to enhance security but with potential consequences.
Apple has revoked the notarization for a torrent client on an alternative EU app store, raising questions about its control over the notarization process and the intent of the DMA.
Google will soon require all sideloaded Android apps to come from a verified developer. The move aims to combat malware, which is 50x more common in unverified apps.
The US Senate reintroduced the Open App Markets Act, aiming to curb Apple & Google's app store dominance by mandating sideloading, third-party payments, and preventing self-preferencing.
Apple confirms iPhone Mirroring is restricted in the EU due to fears regulators might mandate Android mirroring support under the Digital Markets Act, undermining exclusivity.