New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Google announced that sideloading apps on Android smartphones will not be easier as it is right now. Only apps from verified developers will be allowed to be sideloaded to certified Android devices. Developers need to verify themselves through Google's new system. This will reduce the malware risks and enhance accountability but it will affect the practice of anonymous sideloading on Android devices.

Any developer distributing apps outside of Play Store must submit personal information from verification via a new Android Developer Console, similar to but more streamlined than existing Play Console.

Google cites a malware rate 50 times higher from sideloading apps from internet sources other than Play Store. This ma...