The Verge

Google’s Play Store lost nearly half its apps

The Play Store lost 1.8 million of the 3.4 million apps it started 2024 with. The Play Store lost 1.8 million of the 3.4 million apps it started 2024 with. is a news writer who covers the streaming ...
Forbes

Google Removes Anatsa Laced Apps From Play Store—Act Now

Republished on August 25 with a new threat warning and Google suddenly confirming a crack down on Android apps from any source — a potential game-changer. The latest warning comes from Zscaler. It’s ...
Bleeping Computer

Google blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. In addition, 158,000 developer accounts were ...
Forbes

Google Confirms Play Store App Deletion—Now Just 6 Weeks Away

Google is clearly on a mission to make Android ever more like iPhone when it comes to privacy and security. But one battlefield where Android continues to trail iPhone by some distance is app safety ...
Bleeping Computer

Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times

Google Play, the official store for Android, distributed over a period of one year more than 200 malicious applications, which cumulatively counted nearly eight million downloads. The data was ...
Reuters

Google proposes app store reforms in settlement with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) Nov 4 - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has reached a comprehensive U.S. court settlement with “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games, agreeing to Android and app ...