The Play Store has millions of apps to download, but are third-party alternatives that may better suit your needs. Here are ...

Prohibit the distribution of third-party Android app stores through the Play Store. All these orders are applicable for a ...

Google is limiting certain Android devices' ability to side-load third-party apps, and it's all in the name of safety. But ...

Google is introducing new restrictions on Android app distribution, and it could spell the end for some popular third-party ...

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...

Google will soon require identification for developers outside the Play Store and will block sideloading of their apps if ...

Currently, developers who create “sideloaded” Android apps are exempt from Google’s verification requirements.

The Play Store will now allow users to “auto-open” new apps as they’re downloaded to their Android devices, as ...

Google has blocked 77 apps with millions of downloads after the discovery that they were laced with money-stealing malware.

Google Play Store has a problem, and I want it fixed. And I'm confident I'm not the only one who wants to see this change.

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...