Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android devices since 2011, providing a relatively easy-to-access alternative to ...

Unfortunately, it does not provide access to the Google Play Store. Instead, Microsoft partnered with Amazon to give Windows 11 users Android apps through the Amazon App Store. If you do not want ...

Google is taking significant steps to enhance the security of its Play Store, home to millions of apps and games. This is clearly Google’s response to increased scrutiny over its proliferation of ...

Cybersecurity researchers from Bitdefender, who also credited IAS Threat Lab, said they discovered at least 331 apps that were available via the Google Play Store which, cumulatively, amassed more ...

In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps. Update 4/1/25: Here’s a list of common Google apps that don’t appear ...

Google Play Services is working on adding a new "System services" section that helps streamline update checks for Android system apps.

Unlike iOS, Android allows users to download APK files from external sources. This has advantages and drawbacks, so this article explores the implications.