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Google Messages hits 10 billion downloads as Phone app reaches 5 billion
Google Messages and Phone by Google have reached major milestones on the Play Store.
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Back in September, Google previewed Play Games Sidekick. This experience is now beginning to roll out, with Google sharing a number of Android updates at the Game Developers Conference today.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Deadly Desert, DREDGE, Tiny Terraces, more
Thursday’s collection of the best Android game and app deals awaits below, including titles like 1943 Deadly Desert, Aces of the Luftwaffe, an ongoing deal on the wonderful DREDGE, Tiny Terraces, some freebie icon packs, and more. If you don’t need any of the details on the Galaxy Z TriFold restock tomorrow, be sure to dive into the new Google Pixel 10a pre-order deals while you still can – FREE $100 gift cards from Amazon, a FREE set of Pixel Buds, and more – as well as this deal on Lenovo’s 2025 OLED Chromebook Plus 14 and a chance to score the originally $500 Google Pixel Watch 3 LTE now at $170 on Amazon. As for the apps, hit the jump for a closer look.
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YouTube launches native app for Apple Vision Pro
YouTube was one of the biggest apps missing from the Vision Pro platform at launch in February 2024. That changes today, however, with the launch of an official YouTube app for visionOS.
Read MoreGoogle Play Store not showing Android, Pixel system app updates [U]
In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps if you have automatic updates disabled.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Boxville 2, Rotaeno, Bud Spencer & Terence Hill, more
Your Friday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll down below. We have some new discounts including Boxville 1 and 2 alongside Dungeon Defense, Rotaeno, Bud Spencer & Terence Hill, and more. Just make sure to dive into the the Samsung Cyber Week sale while you still can for hundreds in savings on the latest Galaxy devices as well as your opportunity to Lana FREE $210 keyboard case on top of Galaxy Tab S11/Ultra deals, HP’s OmniBook X 17-inch touchscreen Copilot+ PC at $650 off, and Lenovo’s RTX 5070 Legion 7i OLED gaming laptop at $710 off. As for the apps, everything awaits below.
Read MoreGoogle Play announces its best Android apps and games of 2025
As has become tradition, Google Play has returned to mark the end of another year with its roundup of the best Android apps and games from 2025.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play search will highlight exactly where TV shows and movies are streaming
These days, there’s a pretty good chance whatever movie or TV show you’re looking for is available for streaming — the question is, which streaming app is it actually on? Google is attempting to make your Friday night process of finding something to watch a little easier with an upgrade to search in the Play Store.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play will soon warn about apps that cause excessive battery drain
Google has launched a new “excessive partial wake locks” metric for Android app developers that will result in Play Store warnings for end users.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s Epic Play Store changes are now set to take effect on October 29
We’re due for some big changes coming to the Play Store after the results of the Google-Epic lawsuit, but an additional extension could give the company the final change to overturn the case it’s been looking for.
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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Gardens Between, Kingdom Eighties, NARUTO, more
Your Friday edition of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll down below. Just be sure to scope out the ongoing and returning Prime Day deals on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 at $400 off, the Google TV Streamer 4K at the $80 Amazon all-time low, and a massive $490 off Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. As for the apps, everything awaits below.
Read MoreGoogle Play Store now lets you buy and send digital gift cards
Besides other incoming updates, the Google Play Store now lets you directly buy digital gift cards on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseFullscreen account menu comes to Google app, Photos, & Play Store
The fullscreen Google Account switcher started rolling out earlier this year, and the menu redesign is now coming to the remaining first-party apps.
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Google Play Store rolling out ‘auto-open’ option for newly installed apps
The Play Store will now allow users to “auto-open” new apps as they’re downloaded to their Android devices, as the functionality is rolling out widely this week.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle has 3 weeks to make these major Android and Play Store changes in Epic loss
Following its loss in court against Epic Games, Google has just a few weeks to make some absolutely massive changes to the Play Store – and in effect, Android as a whole – despite the company’s goal to appeal the court’s decision.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Store replaces ‘1-tap buy’ with ‘Slide to buy’
As previewed in March, the Google Play Store is adding a “Slide to buy” gesture to confirm Android app, book, movie, and TV show payments.
Expand Expanding CloseA ‘more fun’ Google Play Store redesign might be coming
Last year, Google Play kicked off efforts like Collections to be “more than a store.” The next step in that might be a broader Google Play Store redesign, especially of the Apps feed.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Store is getting more helpful with ‘Topics,’ Collections is expanding
Google I/O meant a lot of changes for the Google Play Store and developers, though two small changes will mean users see more relevant information in apps and media with “Topics” and a Collections expansion.
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Airbnb beautifully redesigns app to enhance how you spend your trip, not just where you stay
Airbnb is launching an all-new version of its iOS and Android app that’s designed for more than just booking great places to stay. The new app lets you enhance each trip with opportunities to make memories and enjoy unique experiences around your destination. That’s because Airbnb’s major app redesign supports a new initiative called Airbnb Services, a modern take on hotel amenities for the Airbnb era.
Read MoreGoogle Play gets safety ad campaign: ‘download apps not traps’
To raise awareness about what the Play Store does, Google is launching a safety-focused advertising campaign about how you should “download apps not traps.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Store clean-up sees millions of apps removed
The Google Play Store has seen a wide purge of potentially millions of apps over the past 12 months as part of a wider clean-up operation.
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Google Play ‘Collections’ feed elevates the App library
Google introduced a new “Collections” feature powered by the Play Store last year, and it’s now better highlighting the “App library” aspect.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Store removes P2P ‘Share apps’ functionality [U]
In early 2021, the Google Play Store rolled out a Nearby Share-powered method for sending apps on your device to others. This feature is soon going away.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle making Android widgets push with new Play Store filter
The Android team this week is putting a “Spotlight” for developers on widgets, especially “high-quality” ones. Meanwhile, Android users will benefit from a new Play Store “Widgets” filter.
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