Android users will soon get access to Google-approved third party app stores which work just like the Play Store. Android’s ...

Google's program is scheduled to become available on December 1, 2026, on devices running Android 17 QPR2 or later in the ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

Google's one-tap Android app store installs start Dec. 1. See which Southeast Asian users qualify, Android 17 requirements, and how access will work.

Google will let approved third-party Android stores offer one-tap installs and background updates outside the US, subject to ...

If you’re trying to de-Google an Android phone (good luck with that), replacing the Play Store is a reasonable place to start. Google has an unfair monopoly when it comes to the app market, largely ...

Sideloading, long a defining feature of Android, is set to become easier. Google announced that it will introduce a Registered App Stores programme designed to simplify how users install third-party ...

As many of you have probably already heard, Google has been ordered to allow third-party app stores in the Play Store. The news landed yesterday when Judge Donato ruled in Epic’s favor. Soon after ...

If you've ever wondered whether an AI feature on your phone is doing anything useful, Ben Khalesi has probably asked the same question. He has covered AI and Android for Android Police since 2023, ...

The alternative Android app store F-Droid for open-source software has received a major update. Version 2.0 is intended to improve search, among other things.