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 ...

New code in the Play Store reportedly highlights how Google might be guiding users about the risks of sideloading apps.

Apple has long resisted the urge to offer sideloading on iPhones and iPads. That is, allowing users to install apps from sources other than the App Store. This has been one of the biggest differences ...

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 ...

The recent release of Apple’s iOS 17.4 brings the ability for sideloading on the iPhone and alternative App Stores to users in Europe. Apple’s iOS operating system has traditionally operated within a ...

Apple will soon allow “authorized developers” to distribute apps directly from their website without any app store in the middle. However, the eligibility for being an “authorized developer” is very ...

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...

A hot topic in the tech space over the past year has been the EU’s DMA, which is set to go into effect in March of 2024. The Digital Markets Act is responsible for bringing USB-C to the iPhone in 2023 ...

Sideloading apps on iPhones and iPads could soon be a reality “in the coming weeks.” Apple has been working on this feature to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. However, there is a ...