Not only does Android have plenty of apps on the Google Play Store, but it also allows users to install apps from elsewhere.

According to a Forbes contributor, a seemingly harmless app called Video AI Art Generator & Maker by developer Codeway—which has been installed nearly half a million times—leaked all of its users’ ...

Droid, etc., have called for the reversal of the mandatory developer registration policy of Google for Android.

Apple will block underage users in Singapore from downloading 18+ apps, aligning with new government measures for enhanced online safety. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

EFF and F-Droid have led 37 organizations in demanding Google rescind its mandatory Android developer registration policy set ...

Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter ...

Earlier this month, Epic Games Store shyly announced that their free game giveaways are having "a measurable halo ...

A second app from the same developer, IDMerit — focused on identity verification — compounded the risk by exposing KYC-related data from users in at least 25 countries, ...

Two AI-powered apps listed on the Google Play Store have reportedly exposed millions of personal files, including photos, ...

The tech giant chalked up its success in keeping the Play Store clean to initiatives like developer verification as well as new mandatory review checks and testing requirements.

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, expanding Play Store and Android security enforcement.