Google will extend developer verification to all Android apps, not just those installed from the Play Store, beginning with Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand ...

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

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

Alphabet Inc.’s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access ...

The settlement affirms that developers in the Play Store will be able to steer users to other forms of payment. This is what got Fortnite pulled from the Play Store (and Apple App Store) back in 2020.

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

As we careen toward a future in which Google has final say over what apps you can run, the company has sought to assuage the community’s fears with a blog post and a casual “backstage” video. Google ...

Google wants to make app installations outside the Play Store more difficult if developers do not register. An open letter calls for a departure from the plan.

Indonesia will begin restricting social media access for children under 16 on March 28, gradually deactivating accounts on ...

Google is officially rolling out warning alert boxes, that highlight Play Store apps guilty of excessive battery usage.

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...