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Play Store will never be the same again. Updated on October 7 with reports emerging of dangerous malware returning to Play Store. Google is on a mission to bridge the safety gap that currently sets ...

Save time and perform all sorts of advanced Android app sorcery with these off-the-beaten-path Play Store tricks. When you think about hidden tricks and little-known features on Android, the Google ...

Not all apps are created equal. For every incredible, must-have app on the Play Store, there are dozens of low-effort, ad-ridden, useless options as well. There's a lot you can do yourself to try to ...

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered “Ask Play about this app” feature in the Play Store. It allows users to ask questions about apps directly within the store. Users can type custom queries or tap ...

The Google Play Store now has an app quality warning. If an app has a potential issue with its overall quality, a yellow alert box on its Play Store page will inform you. Warnings include frequent ...

Google has lost its appeal in the long-running app store antitrust case, which marks another major victory for Epic Games. Google lost the original case in 2023 when a jury found it abused its market ...

Google is bringing its AI technology to the Play Store. At this week’s developer event, Google I/O, the company announced several new ways for developers to use its AI to build and optimize their ...

According to the screenshots shared by Mishaal Rahman, the updated Google Play Store app now has a toggle for the “Automatically open after install” option. This feature shows up after you hit the ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

A new law, called the App Store Accountability Act, aims to make tech companies verify the age of users before they can download apps.

November 6, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google But hidden in the tiniest, most out-of-the-way button in the app is a detailed tracker for your play ...