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Android lets you ditch the Play Store. But should you really do that? I tried it for a week so you don't have to.

Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ongoing Epic versus Google court case has ended and the judge has declared Google's Play app store an "illegal monopoly".

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Google Play Store is a system app, which means it cannot be directly uninstalled like other apps you download from the store. To address issues, you can either disable the app or uninstall its updates ...

Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search.

In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year. The initial deployment will be limited to ...