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Google announced in August 2025 that starting September 2026, unmodified Android devices in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand will no longer be allowed to install applications outside of the [[Google Play]] store unless the developer has verified their identity with Google. The policy is aimed to be enforced world-wide in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitwam |first=Ryan |title=Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/ |website=ArsTechnica |date=26 Aug 2025 |access-date=8 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826032858/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/ |archive-date=26 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=DoorStepSamm |title=Google's plan to end sideloading on Android | Google announced in August 2025 that starting September 2026, unmodified Android devices in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand will no longer be allowed to install applications outside of the [[Google Play]] store unless the developer has verified their identity with Google. The policy is aimed to be enforced world-wide in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitwam |first=Ryan |title=Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/ |website=ArsTechnica |date=26 Aug 2025 |access-date=8 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826032858/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/ |archive-date=26 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=DoorStepSamm |title=Google's plan to end sideloading on Android | ||
|url=https://xdaforums.com/t/googles-plan-to-end-sideloading-on-android.4756353/ |website=XDA |date=26 Aug 2025 |access-date=8 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260409033222/https://xdaforums.com/t/ongoing-september-2026-googles-plan-to-end-sideloading-on-android.4756353/ |archive-date=9 Apr 2026}}</ref> Devices without Google Mobile | |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/googles-plan-to-end-sideloading-on-android.4756353/ |website=XDA |date=26 Aug 2025 |access-date=8 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260409033222/https://xdaforums.com/t/ongoing-september-2026-googles-plan-to-end-sideloading-on-android.4756353/ |archive-date=9 Apr 2026}}</ref> Devices without [[Google Mobile Services]] (GMS) or running a third-party {{Wplink|Read-only memory|ROM}} will be unaffected. However it's hard for users to bypass or spoof [[Google Play Integrity API|Google Play Integrity]] to hide their ROM or [[Jailbreak|root]] status to use utility apps such as most of banking apps.<ref>{{Cite web |author=HippoMan |title=[Discussion] The root-and-mod-hiding/fingerprint-spoofing/keybox-stealing cat-and-mouse game |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/ |website=XDA |date=3 Apr 2022 |access-date=8 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823095950/https://xdaforums.com/t/discussion-the-root-and-mod-hiding-fingerprint-spoofing-keybox-stealing-cat-and-mouse-game.4425939/ |archive-date=23 Aug 2025}}</ref> | ||
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