Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

The ongoing Epic versus Google court case has ended and the judge has declared Google's Play app store an "illegal monopoly". Google must now make massive changes to how it allows apps to be ...

With mass app deletion just weeks away, another dangerous threat hits Play Store.

The Play Store could soon get a new "Uninstall" button in app listing pages to quickly uninstall apps remotely from your ...

App stores are no different, and after speaking with Sam Bright, the new VP and General Manager of Google Play, it’s clear the curation problem is even harder when the success and failure of ...

With claims that sideloaded apps are 50 times more likely to contain malware, Google is tightening restrictions for ...

Google is running out of legal maneuvers to avoid rewriting the rules for Android apps. Having lost the appeal, Google ...

In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps. Update 6/14/25: Here’s a list of common Google apps that don’t appear ...

The Play Store will now allow users to “auto-open” new apps as they’re downloaded to their Android devices, as ...

Google is working on a gaming community forum for the Play Store, letting users share tips, ask questions, and start discussions.

The Google Play Store is rolling out the auto-open toggle for newly installed apps after first making an appearance last year ...