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Google Adding New Sideload Process for Unverified App Installs on Android

Kellen November 12, 2025 7

Back in August, Google announced that it would soon require developers to verify before their apps could be installed on your Android device if you tried to install them outside of Google Play. Another way to look at the situation would be Google blocking you...

Not Getting Timely Google Pixel Updates? Sideload Them.

Kellen January 2, 2020

One of the biggest benefits to owning one of Google's Pixel phones is the access to quick, monthly updates. At least, that's supposed to be the case. In the past couple of months, and randomly throughout the life of the Pixel line, Google has had to push back...

Download: Android 5.0.1 OTA Updates for Nexus Devices (Updated)

Kellen December 10, 2014 2

Android 5.0.1 OTA updates are starting to pop-up this afternoon for a handful of Nexus devices, which isn't all that surprising after seeing the new Android version hit AOSP yesterday with factory images shortly behind it. The first three devices to receive...

Guide: How to Use “adb sideload” to Update a Nexus Without Root or Custom Recovery

Kellen February 12, 2013 44

Back in the early releases of Jelly Bean, Google introduced a new command to adb called "sideload." Using the sideload command, and the newest version of adb from the Android SDK, one could update their Nexus device through stock recovery, without having to...

Google Fixes “Purchased App” Issue for Sideloaded or Third Party Installed Apps

Kellen April 11, 2012 34

For a while now, Android users have complained of an issue in the Google Play Store that showed sideloaded apps or those installed from a 3rd party market as "Purchased" when clearly they had not been. Well, they may have been from another store, but since...