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.

Although Google may want its Play Store to be the only app store in town, it has some solid competition. Still, Google has the upper hand, as the Google Play Store is pre-installed on almost every ...

In recent years, Google has been working to make Android apps smaller. As a result of that change, the process of installing (sideloading) Android APKs outside the Play Store might have an additional ...

Google Play could soon let users install updates for sideloaded apps. The change will show users available updates for sideloaded apps on the Play Store and give them the option to “Update from Play.” ...

Get 6 essential free Android TV apps before Google makes it harder to install. Sideload SmartTube TV, RetroArch, and Aptoide ...

If you've been watching the news cycle around app bans and the policies around what is and isn't allowed in the app stores run by Apple and Google, you might have also seen references to "sideloading" ...