Since launching Google Play (née Android Market) in 2008, Google has never made a change to the US store that it didn’t want ...

Free Android app store F-Droid asks users to lobby government regulators to take action. Google says the move is needed to ...

Google is changing its long-standing Play Store rules, letting Android developers promote external deals, link to downloads ...

So far, Google has prevented developers from directly informing their users about a cheaper or better deal outside the Play ...

Google is opening up the Play Store in the US, allowing users to download apps and make payments outside it starting October 29, 2025.

In addition to offering AI summaries of reviews for apps and games, the Play Store has offered an "App highlights" feature since last year. Meanwhile, the Q&A feature we mentioned above has been in ...

Effective immediately, Android apps distributed through the Play Store are no longer required to use Google Play Billing services, as has been the case for years. This change is effective in the US as ...

Google will not prohibit a developer from communicating with users about the availability or pricing of an app outside the ...

The new injunction placed on Google Play in the US this week preventing the tech giant from blocking alternative payments and ...

Alternative app store F-Droid warns Google is misleading people when it says sideloading on Android isn't going anywhere.

Google has taken steps to be in compliance with a recent ruling in the US, requiring them to no longer force Android app ...

Google's October 2025 Android update brings meaningful upgrades to security, Wallet convenience, Play Store personalisation, ...