Google, Android app and the Play Store

Every app in the Google Play Store's 10 billion download club
The Google Play Store is home to many popular apps vital to your Android experience — so vital that they can sometimes be described as the beating heart of your new experience. Whether you own an app-centric device like a tablet or phone or a cloud-based machine like a Chromebook,
These 9 Android apps can't be downloaded from the Google Play Store
F-Droid is a free and open-source alternative app store for Android - here are my favorite apps that are exclusively available on the storefront.
Google Play Store gets a smarter way to handle sideloading third-party apps
Google is taking the stress out of sideloading apps on Android phones with a new feature rolling out to Google Play Store.
Tired of downloading terrible apps? This Google Play Store update will help
App quality warnings first appeared in version 44.7.24 of the Google Play Store. If you don’t see the notifications yet, make sure everything is up to date. If everything is fully updated, the feature might not have hit your device yet. Just give it some time.
Google Confirms Play Store App Deletion—What You Do Now
What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best secured app vault. Not a good look. And all this has come hot on the tail of the latest warning that Android is under attack.
Google to ease sideload warnings with an option to pause Play Protect
Google is rolling out a 'Pause Play Protect' feature, allowing users to temporarily disable malware scanning for sideloaded apps, aiming to reduce the repetitive warnings encountered during mass installations.
Watch out for North Korean spyware apps on the Google Play store
Security researchers have shared a warning about five Android apps which contain spyware from a state-backed North Korean hacking group.
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App Data Report 2025
The App Data Report provides app insights, data and statistics on users, revenues, downloads and usage for the app industry.
Play Store's app sharing feature bites the dust after an unnoticed run
With the latest Play Store version 45.2.19, the option to share apps is no longer visible within the 'Manage apps & device' ...