Google is taking the stress out of sideloading apps on Android phones with a new feature rolling out to Google Play Store.

F-Droid is a free and open-source alternative app store for Android - here are my favorite apps that are exclusively available on the storefront.

You once could share apps directly from the Google Play Store, but the Store's most recent update canned this feature.

Google has made good on its warning that the Play Store would be removing the ability to share apps with other users.

You always need to be careful about the apps you install on Android, even if you download them directly from Google Play. Researchers have found at least 5 different apps, which have passed Google Play’s security vetting, are actually malware spying for the North Korean government.

What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best secured app vault. Not a good look. And all this has come hot on the tail of the latest warning that Android is under attack.

Google is rolling out a 'Pause Play Protect' feature, allowing users to temporarily disable malware scanning for sideloaded apps, aiming to reduce the repetitive warnings encountered during mass installations.