Forbes

Google Confirms Play Store Update, App Deletion Starts In Just 5 Weeks

Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone on the security and privacy front continues. But even as Google shores up Play Store defenses—a new report published this week makes it clear that ...
Forbes

Google Confirms Play Store Deletion—Remove Apps On Your Phone

Do not keep these apps. Republished on August 30 with new deletion update for Play Store apps. Google has now confirmed the deletion of 77 malicious apps from Play Store. But this is just the tip of ...
9to5google

Google Play Store

Before the unified Play branding, Google had the Android Market, Google Music, and Google eBookstore. Google decided to merge and rebrand its individual digital offerings into the Play Store in March ...
Android Authority

Google has just 14 days to overhaul the Play Store — and there's no escape plan

The Supreme Court has denied Google’s request for a stay on some provisions of the Epic Games lawsuit. This means Google must now implement several changes to the Google Play Store within 14 days. The ...
Variety

Google to Pay $700 Million to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit Over App Store

Google agreed to pay $700 million and will make certain changes to the Google Play app store for Android devices under the terms of a settlement with all 50 U.S. states, which had alleged in a lawsuit ...
Bleeping Computer

Google removes Kaspersky's antivirus software from Play Store

Over the weekend, Google removed Kaspersky's Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company's developer accounts. Kaspersky confirmed the issue on the company's ...
TechCrunch

Google Search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU

Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by EU Commission enforcers of ...
Android Authority

Google gave $360M in incentives to ensure you could download games from the Play Store

Google allegedly gave $360 million in ad credits and co-marketing incentives to Activision Blizzard to ensure that its games launched on the Google Play Store alongside rival platforms. Further, ...
SlashGear

Google Play Store Not Working On Android? Here's How To Troubleshoot

The Google Play Store is one of the safest and most reliable platforms for downloading apps. It comes pre-installed on most Android devices and offers a vast selection of apps, games, and other ...
Gizmodo

We’re Finally Going to See App Makers Advertise Better Prices Outside of Play Store

Google’s Play Store is a monopoly, according to the U.S. courts, so it’s time for the defacto Android app store to truly open up to competition. On Monday, a judge ruled the tech giant needs to ...
The Hill

Fortnite maker accuses Samsung, Google of colluding to block app store competitors

Fortnite maker Epic Games filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android maker, of conspiring to block third-party competitors of the Google Play Store. The suit, ...