As Android developer verification gets ready to go, here's a new reason to be worried

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

We finally know how Android's new app verification rules will actually work

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Samsung’s One UI 8.5 might rewrite the rules for Android skins

Early One UI 8.5 leaks already point to Samsung's next Android skin being a much bigger update than One UI 8. It will pack some notable visual changes and introduce several new features. A new report ...
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Support for 16 KB page size alignment in libconceal.so (required for Android 15 / Google Play compliance)

Starting November 1, 2025, Google Play will require all apps targeting Android 15+ to support 16 KB page sizes. Any .so libraries bundled inside an APK must have their ELF LOAD segments aligned to 16 ...