Google Mobile Google's updated policy sees cryptomining apps banned from the Play Store Other types of application have also been restricted By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2018, 7:12 AM
Security North Korea-linked hackers go after defectors using malware-loaded apps in Play Store Not the Lazarus Group, surprisingly By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2018, 11:05 AM
Google Mobile Study discovers thousands of Google Play apps that are improperly tracking children Potentially violating the COPPA law By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2018, 11:55 AM 14 comments
Mobile Apple Apple's war on bad applications saw its App Store shrink for first time last year While Google Play grew 30 percent By Rob Thubron, April 5, 2018, 10:16 AM
Mobile Security New strain of malware found hidden in Google Play store Malicious apps were downloaded 500,000 times before being removed By Cal Jeffrey, March 26, 2018, 7:07 PM
Gaming Mobile Google Play Instant Apps lets you try games without downloading them Updates to the Play Store on all platforms By Greg Synek, March 20, 2018, 9:11 AM
Google Security Google removed 700,000 bad apps from the Play Store last year New machine learning models and techniques put to good use By Shawn Knight, January 30, 2018, 4:55 PM
Mobile Google Hundreds of Android and iOS apps use your microphone to monitor your TV viewing habits Legal, but creepy By Rob Thubron, January 3, 2018, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Google The Web Google kicks off 12 Days of Play promotion on the Play Store Load up your Android device with affordable content By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2017, 1:14 PM
Mobile Software Google shares the top Android apps of 2017 Did your favorites make the list? By Shawn Knight, December 4, 2017, 12:13 PM
Mobile Google Google cracks down on apps that gather personal data without consent Apps will have to highlight the fact they snoop on users By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2017, 7:26 AM
Google Mobile Hundreds of Android apps might be removed from the Google Play Store for misusing accessibility features Apps like Tasker and LastPass might be in trouble By Cohen Coberly, November 13, 2017, 2:14 PM 7 comments
Google Software Google Play bans alternative social media site Gab for hate speech The service is popular among the alt-right By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2017, 9:30 AM 12 comments
Mobile Google Google optimizes Play Store to surface quality apps, hide the crap By Shawn Knight, August 3, 2017, 4:15 PM
The Web Google Google to declutter streaming ecosystem by combining YouTube Red and Google Play Music By Shawn Knight, July 27, 2017, 1:00 PM
Google Mobile Google to end support for Android Market on Android 2.1 and lower Google Play's predecessor will be put to sleep on June 30 By Jose Vilches, June 21, 2017, 10:15 AM
Google Mobile Google adds editor-curated 'Android Excellence' collections to the Play Store Highlighting the best apps Android has to offer By Jose Vilches, June 14, 2017, 5:30 PM
Mobile Google Google now lets devs hide their Play Store apps from rooted devices Netflix was just the beginning By Rob Thubron, May 19, 2017, 9:30 AM 7 comments
Mobile Google Google Play Music is now the default music player and streaming service on all new Samsung mobile devices By Shawn Knight, April 21, 2017, 12:00 PM
Software Mobile Google shares top content in celebration of Play Store's fifth anniversary By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2017, 1:30 PM
Software Mobile Google may soon remove millions of apps from the Play Store Any apps without privacy policies could be deleted By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2017, 8:30 AM 9 comments
Security Mobile Researchers find that many Android VPNs are security hazards, reveal the ten worst offenders Do your research before installing an Android VPN By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2017, 11:45 AM 22 comments
Google Google: All new Chromebooks will support Android apps By Shawn Knight, January 23, 2017, 12:16 PM
Mobile Gaming Super Mario Run's arrival on Android is imminent, pre-register now By Shawn Knight, December 29, 2016, 12:00 PM
Google Google Play now sells movies in 4K, wants to give you one for free By Shawn Knight, December 6, 2016, 7:00 PM 8 comments