Android’s New Advanced Flow: How To Sideload Apps After Google’s 2026 Security Update

Google went back to the drawing board on its plans to limit sideloading, implementing a new system that looks to strike a balance between security and openness.

Android Canary 2603 Update Now Available: Here's What Changed

Google's latest Android Canary 2603 build brings separate Wi-Fi toggles, a native App Lock, and improved multitasking to ...

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 ...

Android sideloading remains, but Google introduces stricter "advanced flow" process

Google has confirmed that Android will not retire app sideloading, but the company is implementing measures that make the ...

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.

Android Perseus Malware Scans Your Personal Notes for Passwords

Perseus is a new Android malware that scans note-taking apps to steal passwords, recovery phrases, and sensitive data.
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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 ...
CNX Software

Certified Android devices won’t let user sideload APK app files anymore, or at least it won’t be straightforward

Google won't allow people to (easily) sideload apps through APK files on certified Android devices starting in September 2026. It will still be possible, ...
InfoQ

How Grab Optimizes Image Caching on Android with Time-Aware LRU

To improve image cache management in their Android app, Grab engineers transitioned from a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache to a Time-Aware Least Recently Used (TLRU) cache, enabling them to reclaim ...