Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android devices since 2011, providing a relatively easy-to-access alternative to the ...

Yesterday, Google and Epic finally reached an agreement to settle their years-long legal dispute. If approved by the judge overseeing the case, the settlement would resolve the lawsuit Epic filed in ...

Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.

Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some ...

Google and Epic Games have agreed on a deal that will potentially end their long-running dispute and pave the way for third-party app stores to be made available on Android worldwide. In October 2024, ...

Most stock apps on an Android phone are basic. Most users rely on them since they are installed by default on most Android smartphones, usually missing useful features in third-party alternatives. For ...