Google has proposed sweeping changes to Android to make app distribution more competitive, but sideloading will still be ...

Google is on the verge of changing its Play Store policies, opening up access to Android for verified third-party app stores ...

Epic is also easing up on Google’s mandate that developers use Play Billing. Under the proposal, Google can require that devs ...

Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...

F-Droid is adding support for Android 15’s app archiving feature, making it the first third-party app store to support the new capability. App archiving is a feature that lets you reclaim storage ...

Android 15 will extend the ‘app archiving’ feature to F-Droid. The popular app store is the first third-party platform to support the new capability. The Android Operating System (OS) has been ...

Reuters reports that Google would “allow users to more easily download and install third-party app stores” while also ...

Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...

The deal cuts Play Store fees to as low as 9% and makes it easier to install rival app stores, ending one of tech’s biggest ...

Google and Epic Games have spent years in court over allegations of antitrust practices against the former. Now, it looks ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...