Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period

Google has revealed the "advanced flow" that will be required to install certain Android apps once the company introduces mandatory developer verification later this year. The company had initially announced that it would no longer be possible to install apps from unverified developers, and the process announced today is its concession to critics who accused it of killing off app sideloading and making Android less open.

The good news is the new advanced flow is a one-off process that won't...