Google will require the developer checking for Android applications outside the Play Store

The company announced on Monday that Google tightens safety measures on the distribution of Android applications. Starting next year, Google will start checking the identities of developers who distribute their applications to Android devices, and not only those who are distributed through the Play Store. The changes will affect everyone Android devices accredited Once you live, although global operation will be more gradual.

The technology giant emphasizes that this does not mean that developers cannot distribute it outside the Play Store through other application stores or by side download – Android will remain open in this regard. However, developers who appreciate his identity of alternative distribution methods will not have this option. Google says this will help reduce bad actors who hide their identity to distribute harmful programs, commit financial fraud, or steal personal data for users.

According to her own survey, Google says that more than 50 times came to harmful programs through online reserved sources compared to Google Play, where she has been requesting the verification of the developer since 2023.

Initially, Google will allow developers interested in registration for early access from October 2025 to test the system and make notes. In March 2026, the verification will go live for all developers. By September 2026, any application installed on the Android device in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand will have to meet the new requirements. Starting in 2027, the requirements will begin to put them in the world.

The developers will have to provide their legal name, address, email and phone number, which can push independent developers to register as a business for their own privacy. Apple has implemented a similar change to the European Union App Store earlier this year to comply with Digital Services Law (DSA), a list that now requires application developers to provide “trading status” to provide new applications or application updates for distribution.

Google indicates that student and amateur developers will be able to use a separate type of Android console account when this system is published, as their needs are different from commercial developers.

These changes can have a significant impact on Android Ecosystem and the distribution of applications, as Google reduces safety problems and harmful programs that usually afflicted the basic system.