One of the biggest reasons to choose an Android phone over an iPhone is the fact that you actually own it, as you can install whatever you want easily. However, it will change next year when Google starts verifying the identities of Android app developers, whether they publish their products on the Play Store or not.
“You shouldn’t have to choose between open and secure,” Google says, and it sounds sweet at first glance, but we all know where this is going. Thankfully, the conpany won’t be checking the contents of the app, just the developer.