Neowin News Feed for: Sideload

All apps on your Android phone should come from verified developers by 2027

Usama Jawad — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:02:01 +0000

Google has announced a rather strict requirement which enforces all apps (including sideloaded software) to come from verified developers. Read more...

Google Play Store's new 'pause' feature makes sideloading safer and easier

Jay Kakade — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:42:01 +0000

In an attempt to make sideloading easier, along with keeping the device safe, Google Play Store is introducing a new feature to 'pause' Play protect instead of turning it off, altogether. Read more...

Sideloading of Apple iOS apps for EU users reported to come to iPhones in early 2024

Steve Bennett — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:14:01 +0000

Reports are surfacing that iPhone users in the EU will be able to download and install apps from third party app stores starting from early 2024, in order to comply with Euoprean regulations. Read more...

These are the Open App Store Principles for Microsoft and Xbox Store

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled the "Open App Store Principles" for storefronts. All of them apply immediately to the Microsoft Store while some are gradually being enforced for the Xbox Store. Read more...

Kodi 19 will get tvOS support but will drop iOS 32-bit

Paul Hill — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:46:02 +0000

The Kodi team has announced that 32-bit iOS devices will lose support beginning with Kodi 19. This update will bring support for two Apple TV devices and the accompanying Siri remote. Read more...

Nova Launcher finally adds Google Now pane swipe support through companion app

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:40:01 +0000

Since Google has now disabled the check for the Google Now pane functionality to work only if the app is installed in the /system partition, third party launchers can now use it, with a workaround. Read more...