These open-source apps have earned a permanent spot on my Android phone, but sadly, you won’t find them on the Play Store.

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 ...

Google may soon introduce a major security-focused feature for Android smartphones that could help users identify risky and ...

Republished on March 16th with further reports into dangerous Android apps and the release of new Android protections for millions of users. What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its ...

X Corp. has opened Android pre-registration for XChat on Google Play Store. The standalone messaging app will offer encrypted ...

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...

Do not keep these apps. Republished on August 30 with new deletion update for Play Store apps. Google has now confirmed the deletion of 77 malicious apps from Play Store. But this is just the tip of ...

Play Store alternatives that actually respect your privacy.

In addition to the in-app shutdown notice, TikTok is no longer available to download from the Google Play Store. Searching for “TikTok” on the US Play Store returns a specific banner message with the ...

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 ...