Google will let you distribute vibe-coded Android apps with just a Google account

As part of a collection of updates to the Play Store , Google has announced that it will allow anyone who vibe codes an Android app to distribute it through the Play Store with just a Google account. The company's app store has changed a lot in the last few years, both in the wake of Google's efforts to inject AI into everything and legal pressure the company has faced to open the Play Store to competitors. But this change could prove to be one of the biggest.

Users have been able to sideload APKs of Android apps to their phones or tablets for a while, with Google making the process more…