Google compares the move to an ID check at the airport, and says it's aimed at tackling harmful apps. It launches next year, but you can request early access now. Don't miss out on our latest stories.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google announced this week that it will add a new requirement for those who make Android apps and want them to ...

Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken ...

Apple (AAPL.O) threatened on Tuesday to remove apps from its widely-used App Store if they don't comply with an upcoming ...

Pedestrians chant, "ICE go home!" as federal immigration agents walk along North ... Caraballo said outside the U.S., government pressure to block apps has been “kind of a hallmark of an authoritarian ...

Pedestrians chant, "ICE go home!" as federal immigration agents walk along North Clark Street in the River North neighborhood, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via ...