Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

Prohibit the distribution of third-party Android app stores through the Play Store. All these orders are applicable for a ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

Google is limiting certain Android devices' ability to side-load third-party apps, and it's all in the name of safety. But ...

The Play Store has millions of apps to download, but are third-party alternatives that may better suit your needs. Here are ...

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...

Google Play Store has a problem, and I want it fixed. And I'm confident I'm not the only one who wants to see this change.

The Play Store could soon get a new "Uninstall" button in app listing pages to quickly uninstall apps remotely from your other devices.

Google is running out of legal maneuvers to avoid rewriting the rules for Android apps. Having lost the appeal, Google ...

The case, Epic v Google, has ended with a judge stating that Google's Android app store is an "illegal monopoly", and that it must open it up for competition for a three year period.

Google’s app store practices violate US antitrust law and the search giant has illegally operated a monopoly in Android app distribution, a federal jury said Monday evening.