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How I run Android apps on Windows and why you would want to

Extract the archive and open the extracted folder. Scroll through the files and look for 'install.ps1.' Right-click on this ...
Yahoo

How to Safely Sideload Apps on Your iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide

Sideload apps: Follow developer instructions to add to your phone. Not common. Risky: Jailbreak an iOS device and load apps to it. This article explains how to get apps that are not in the App Store ...
TechCrunch

TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app

With TikTok’s fate in the U.S. uncertain — its ban in the country has been paused, but only temporarily, thanks to an executive order from President Donald Trump — the ByteDance-owned company is now ...
Android Authority

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

Google is putting together its framework for Android developer verification, connecting dev names to even sideloaded apps. Recent additions to the Android SDK offer a little insight into how the ...
Good e-Reader

Its going to be harder to sideload in Android apps on e-readers

Many e-readers released in recent years support app downloads or sideloading, but do not have Google Play or Google Play Services. It will soon become more challenging to do this with a new Google ...
Engadget

TikTok advises Android users in the US to sideload the app

If you need to download and install TikTok in the US, you can do so on Android even though the app isn't back on the Play Store yet. In a tweet, the TikTok Policy account has announced that the ...
9to5google

How to install the Android 16 QPR1 Beta on Google Pixel and try the big redesign

While the stable build of Android 16 is not yet available, the major QPR1 update is already available in beta, bringing the big Material 3 Expressive redesign along with it. Here’s how to install ...
9to5google

How to install the latest Android 16 Beta on Google Pixel

What is the latest Android 16 Beta? As of December 17, 2025, the latest Android 16 release is QPR3 Beta 1. Android 16 QPR2 was just released via the stable release channel in early December. To get ...
BGR

Google Changes Its Mind Again, Will Allow 'Experienced' Android Users To Sideload Apps

Sideloading has always been seen as one of the best perks of the Android operating system for many users. Not only does it let users sidestep Google's more restrictive Play Store, but it also gives ...
Good e-Reader

sideload apps

Google is soon going to make sideloading apps harder for all users, particularly those using Android e-readers.
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This new Android banking trojan can automatically transfer money off your phone to hackers

Normally, when it comes to Android malware, when new strains are discovered, they often build upon a previous one. However, that’s not the case with a new Android banking trojan currently making the ...