The Google Play Store gets frequent updates, which is excellent news. The not-so-great news is that it can take weeks, or sometimes even longer, to get the latest iteration. The basic functionality ...

Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

After on and off testing over the past few years, Google looks to have widely rolled out simultaneous app downloads and installs on the Play Store in a nice quality of life improvement. To see it in ...

The Google Play Store now has the capacity to allow your Android phone to download and install two apps simultaneously. This means you no longer have to wait for one app to finish installing before ...

Google is building higher fences around its Play Store, as the fast and loose world of sideloading comes under increasing pressure. If Android is to narrow the security gap to iPhone, then this is a ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

In 2019, Google experimented with this functionality, but it wasn't widely implemented. Now, it appears this feature is receiving a broader rollout, marking a significant improvement in user ...

An updated API available to Android app developers can force users to download the app from Google Play, blocking the app from working if it is sideloaded. First announced at Google I/O 2024, the ...

Google is working on a new download progress notification for the Play Store. The updated notification will show up to three recently downloaded apps and games. It will display the app’s name and icon ...

The IndianOil ONE app is now the most popular app on India's Google Play Store. It has even passed ChatGPT in total downloads because so many people are using it to book their cooking gas (LPG) and ...