Google Play opens to rival Android app stores in the US on July 22, but competing storefronts must meet Google’s requirements ...

Third-party app stores are coming to Android on July 22.

Third-party app stores are coming to the Google Play Store in the US. What does this mean for you? Quite a lot, actually.

Amazon has announced that they are shutting down their App Store for Android. This will occur on August 20th, 2025. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able ...

Some Android phones can no longer open the Google Play Store. Here's what caused the sudden cutoff and what it means for apps ...

While sideloading might be a bit harder in 2026 than in the past, it still remains one of the most distinctive features of Android compared to more locked-down platforms like iOS. This not only lets ...

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in ...

There are several options for how to sideload an app onto a Chromebook. Enabling developer mode is one way to go. However, ...

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic Games’ antitrust case.

Google Play Store hosts millions of Android apps, but it isn’t the only source of high-quality software. Many developers ...

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 ...