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How to sideload Android apps on your phone in 2026 - and what's behind the changes
If you're into installing Android apps outside the Google Play Store, you should be aware that the process has changed and now includes a waiting period.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Google has changed the way sideloading works on Android. You must confirm you're not being coerced into doing so. There's also a 24-hour waiting period before the setting is available. Sideloading apps on Android is the process of installing an app from a downloaded APK file. Think of it like installing an app from an .exe or .msi file on Windows. You download the file, tap on it, and wait for it to install. That process has been around for…
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