Google can’t really have it both ways—either Play Protect is critical or it isn’t. It’s the default response from Google when ...

A federal court has ordered Google LLC to allow third-party app marketplaces on the Play Store. The change is one of more than a half dozen that the search giant will be required to implement.

Judge James Donato has ordered Google to open up the Google Play store in the United States for three years, including allowing third-party app stores to be distributed from within Google Play ...

A US court recently forced Google to open up the Play Store, mandating a variety of changes from November 1. Now, Microsoft has announced a couple of major changes to its Xbox app on Android.

That means Google may not have to open up its Play Store for years, if at all, while it appeals the verdict. In December, a ...

Unlike Apple, which (outside the EU) keeps you locked into its App Store, Android lets you download apps from pretty much ...

A US judge has ruled that Google must open up Andriod for third-party ... Google will not be able to pay companies to launch apps exclusively on the Play Store or pay them to preinstall the ...

It doesn't appear to have rolled out widely just yet. Google Play Store's auto-app-open feature is currently rolling out too. Back in April this year, Google finally allowed users to perform ...

Google has filed for an emergency motion to stay against the Epic judgment that would open up the Play Store for third-party app stores. Google argues that the Court gave the company three weeks ...

A US judge on Friday let Google put off opening Android-powered smartphones to rival app shops while the tech titan appeals .

The report reveals new findings on the number of Google Play Store hosted mobile apps enabled for open programmatic advertising (i.e., apps with an app-ads.txt file) but have no detected privacy ...

For instance, the trial found that Google made its Play app store the only method to make payments to third party apps, like Fortnite. A sizable chunk of app store revenue comes from video games ...