Major Google Play Store changes are scheduled to begin in the U.S. this month. The new system will affect users, developers, ...

Google allows third-party Android app stores in the US to access the Play Store catalog, starting July 22. Learn about ...

Google will begin allowing users in the US to download third-party app stores directly through the Google Play Store from next week, following a court order in its long-running antitrust dispute with ...

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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 ...

Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...