The best app store on my phone isn't Google Play
The Galaxy Store offers exclusive apps and benefits only available to Galaxy device users. Samsung's app hub may have promos for streaming services like Peacock offering three months free. Samsung Galaxy users get perks like $200 free from the Chime app,
Google Play’s Security: 2.36 Million Apps Blocked For Violations In 2024
Discover how Google’s AI-powered security, real-time app scanning, and stricter privacy controls are protecting Android users from malware, fraud, and data breaches.
Google could give the Play Store's voice search UI a makeover
The Google Play Store is testing an updated design for its voice search UI. This updated UI is reminiscent of the Google app and Pixel Launcher's voice search interface. The revised design is a welcome change from the Play Store's existing voice search UI,
Google Play Store not showing Android system app updates [U]
In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps. Update 2/1/25: Here’s a list of common Google apps that don’t appear in the Pending downloads list, but will show an “Update” when you visit the Play Store listing directly:
When Will TikTok Be Back In The Apple App Store And Google Play Store?
If you’re waiting for TikTok to be available for download—or update—again, you may have to practice patience. Here’s why.
The Google Play Store desperately needs to copy Apple's App Store: Here's why
Before we explore what the Play Store needs to copy from the App Store, let's discuss what it shouldn't. If there's one major way Google can differentiate its app store from Apple's, it's how you discover new apps and games. Right now, the Play Store is so difficult to use that it's easy to completely miss exciting new apps and games.
The Google Play Store is reportedly crashing for Android users across devices
Google's app store is encountering an issue on Android devices that's hampering user experiences.
‘Google Play Store keeps stopping’ on Android
Over the last day, Android phones and tablets have encountered a ‘Google Play Store keeps stopping’ error message. That system warning usually appears when Android apps crash. However, Google Play is working normally as far as we can tell. There’s no impact to browsing, downloading, or updating apps outside of the message.
Google leaned heavily on AI to stop malicious apps on the Play Store last year
AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.
Over 2 million risky Android apps were blocked from the Play Store last year
Google says it blocked 2.36 million app submissions made to the Play Store in 2024 because they were in violation of its policies and as such a potential cybersecurity risk. In a Google Security blog post,
How Google protects you from dangerous apps: Top Play Protect features on Android
How does Google protect your Android phone from dangerous apps? What safeguards are in place to prevent such threats? We break it all down here.
Google could be cooking up a new look for voice search in the Play Store (APK teardown)
Google appears to be developing new UI for its voice search feature in the Play Store. On top of a new look, it also adds ...
DeepSeek trumps OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Apple and Google app stores as top productivity app
Like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek’s AI assistant lets users enter prompts in order to generate answers [File] | Photo Credit: ...
DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's Android app has taken the No. 1 spot on the Google Play Store, days after the chatbot app clinched ...
Are fake VPNs a thing of the past? Google Play will now verify safe VPN apps
VPNs must also have at least 10,000 installs and 250 reviews, and have been published on the Google Play store for at least ...