Google Play announces its best Android apps and games of 2025
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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…
Google 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…
Google Play Store not showing Android 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…
Google 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…
October Google System Updates: Connect Wear OS to ‘multiple phones,’ more [U]
With Android 14 and Wear OS 4 both now fully released, this month’s Google System Updates showcase a few other…
Google won’t be required to house third-party Android app stores in the Play Store after all
A ruling in India earlier this year was supposed to lead to the unthinkable reality where Google would distribute other…
Google Play Store opens voting for 2022’s best new Android app and game
As 2022 starts winding down, Google has now opened Users’ Choice voting on the Play Store for the best new…
Google details App Defense Alliance work on Android Malware Mitigation, certifications
Google announced the App Defense Alliance (ADA) three years ago to “stop bad apps before they reach users’ devices,” and…
‘Google Wi-Fi Provisioner’ update rolling out via Play Store with new explanation of app
Google this morning rolled out an update to the “Google Wi-Fi Provisioner” app and made it available via the Play…
This is probably what Android’s app archiving feature will look like [Video]
Following an announcement earlier this year, it seems app archiving on Android is coming together, as a working demo has…
Google Play opens developer sign-ups for third-party ‘User Choice Billing’
Back in March, Google announced that it would allow Android apps to use their own payment system as long as…
Google Play Store ditches app permissions list for ‘Data safety’ section
Since permissions were added to Android as a platform, the Google Play Store has shown a list of all potential…
Google Play Store now tags Android apps with accessibility (a11y) features
In addition to other Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) announcements today, Google is making it easier to find accessible Android…
Google Play Store reportedly hit 28.3 billion app downloads in Q1 2022, led by Instagram
According to a new report, the Google Play Store drove an increase in the number of app downloaded during the…
Google recaps how it countered bad Android apps and developers in 2021
Every year, Google recaps how it “fought bad apps and developers.” The 2021 edition comes a day after the company’s…
Report: Google’s outdated app crackdown could hide nearly 900,000 apps in Play Store
Google announced recently that it would purge the Play Store of outdated Android apps that didn’t support the platform’s latest…
Android app ratings on Google Play will soon be specific to every country, form factor
Google Play today announced that Android app ratings will be localized by country and device type to make the star…
Google makes new Play Store ‘Offers’ tab official, rolling out this year
First spotted in November with a wider rollout already underway, Google today made official the new “Offers” tab for the…
Battlefield Mobile is coming to Android in ‘Autumn’ via limited region beta
After being announced as coming by EA earlier this year, Battlefield Mobile will arrive on Android in a limited region…
Managing Google Play subscriptions on Android is currently broken
One advantage of Google Play Billing is the ability to manage your subscriptions in one place, but that UI and…
[Update: Shutting down April 2021] Pre-orders open for Funko Pop skinned Gears of War on Android, iOS
One of the most popular Xbox exclusives in the form of Gears of War is heading to Android and iOS…
[Update: Fixed] Some apps are disappearing from Google Play Store, here’s how to put them back
This morning, quite a few Android apps have mysteriously disappeared from the Google Play Store, and developers are currently in…
Google testing multiple update downloads on Play Store alongside other new features
There have been a lot of changes and new features to the Google Play Store in recent weeks. Now, Google…