India has banned TikTok, WeChat and many other Chinese appsThe government cited citizen concerns over privacy and data security.By K. Holt, 06.29.2020
Stadia hits Google's Play Store ahead of its debut this monthYou can get your Pixel phone or Chrome OS tablet ready before the service goes live November 19th.By K. Holt, 11.08.2019
'SimBad' Android adware was downloaded nearly 150 million timesGoogle pulled 210 apps carrying 'SimBad,' many of them games.By J. Fingas, 03.13.2019
Google pulls 29 photo apps that stole pictures and promoted scamsSome of them had been downloaded millions of times.By J. Fingas, 02.02.2019
Google pulled 'millions' of junk Play Store ratings in one weekIts use of AI and human oversight has also culled 'thousands' of apps.By J. Fingas, 12.18.2018
Massive ad scam stole millions through Android appsGoogle says it's removing the shady apps from the Play Store.By S. Shah, 10.24.2018
Twitter Lite is now available in 21 more countriesThe app now offers push notifications too.By K. Holt, 08.13.2018
Did you know that Google Search on Android is a podcast player?With playback and subscriptions that sync through Google Home.By M. Locklear, 04.24.2018
The Google Play store is now selling audiobooksThey'll work with Google Home as well as iOS, Android and in your browser.By N. Ingraham, 01.23.2018
Some mobile games are listening to what children watchBut the developer says its ok because it asks for permission first.By M. Locklear, 12.29.2017
Google Play sale serves up 99 cent movie and TV show rentalsThere's 80 percent off 'Minecraft Story Mode' season 2 as well.By S. Shah, 12.22.2017
Netflix’s DVD queue app is available on AndroidOnly ten months after the release of the iOS version.By M. Locklear, 10.25.2017
Google Play lets you test drive Android apps before installing themInstant Apps have come to Google's mobile store.By J. Fingas, 10.19.2017
Google’s Play Store will boost rankings of high quality appsIdeally pushing the junk so far down that it gets buried forever.By D. Lumb, 08.03.2017
Google now lets developers offer sales on Android appsThe Play Store will also prioritize games people are actually playing, not just installing.By D. Rossignol, 02.28.2017
Google gets better at spotting bogus Play Store app installsIts new detection method could stop Android developers from gaming the system.By J. Fingas, 10.31.2016
Google pushes Android Wear 2.0 back to early 2017A new developer preview puts Google Play on smartwatches, but everyone else will have to wait longer to try it.By J. Fingas, 09.29.2016
Google brings Family Library sharing to the Play StoreShare purchased apps, movies and books with up to six family members.By A. Dalton, 07.27.2016
The Google Play Store family plan is reportedly ready to launchShare your purchased apps and media with five other family members.By N. Ingraham, 07.13.2016
Android apps will unlock the full potential of ChromebooksThe challenge for Google will be to get developers on board.By N. Ingraham, 07.07.2016