Google finally let an alternative app store into Play. I tried it, and it's a mess.

According to our latest survey, a vast majority of Android users still sideload and install apps from sources beyond the Google Play Store.

Chrono is the best Android alarm app you haven't heard of, primarily because it's not on the Play Store. Here's how to ...

Forcing Google to distribute third-party app stores in Google Play was one of several remedies imposed by Judge James Donato after Epic emerged victorious in 2023. The remedies also included lowering ...

Amazon has announced that they are shutting down their App Store for Android. This will occur on August 20th, 2025. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able ...

Google is testing a new UI for the Play Store and the change is limited to paid apps. Why the Alphabet unit would do this is ...

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in ...

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 ...

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Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

If you can't find a hidden app or want to ensure that your child is using age-appropriate apps, here are some easy methods to ...

Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. The ...