Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

Android is adding new verification steps to sideloaded apps, introducing friction for advanced users while aiming to reduce ...

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for Android Auto 16.0 for all users; the rollout on the Google Play Store happens ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. A day after Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

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