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 ...

Starting next year, Google will push what might be a controversial change (depending on who you ask), and it affects the process of installing apps on Android devices. For years, Android users have ...

Google is preparing a significant overhaul of how users download apps outside of the Google Play Store. As part of a legal settlement with Epic Games, the company will introduce support for ...

Google is lowering its app commissions to 20 percent and introducing a Registered App Store programme that makes installation ...

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

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how ...

Epic Games says that while it acknowledges Apple's improvements to the third-party app install flow, it argues it is still far from being user-friendly. Apple's latest attempt to streamline its app ...

Android 17 will introduce “Registered App Stores” as a result of the Epic settlement, allowing users to install rival marketplaces through a single, uniform screen. This eliminates security warnings ...