Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

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

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

Google Play Store has a problem, and I want it fixed. And I'm confident I'm not the only one who wants to see this change.

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

Google is changing how Android apps are shared. Starting in 2026, all developers, even outside the Play Store, must verify ...

Sideloading is about to get safer as Google begins verifying developer identities for apps distributed outside the Play Store ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

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

With the latest Google Play Store update, Wear OS will now see warnings about watch faces that tend to drain battery life.

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

Google will soon require identification for developers outside the Play Store and will block sideloading of their apps if ...