Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to ...

Google last changed the Play icon in 2016 when Play Movies & TV, Music, and Newsstand were still vibrantly kicking. Over six years later, the Google Play Store is getting a new logo. Update 7/27: The ...

Some new Material 3 Expressive animations in the Google Play Store are rolling out now. The shape of the download progress ring around the app icons is changing, as is the loading icon when switching ...

At the end of 2025, Google announced several changes aimed at improving how users find and install apps on Android. These changes included cracking down on unsigned apps from developers using ...

Before the unified Play branding, Google had the Android Market, Google Music, and Google eBookstore. Google decided to merge and rebrand its individual digital offerings into the Play Store in March ...

What’s going wrong with Play Store? Google has had its finger firmly on the delete button this month, with multiple bad apps bypassing its defenses and confirmations it has already removed hundreds of ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Epic Games’ determination to avoid the Google Play Store appears to have given way to pragmatism. The studio has released Fortnite in the Play Store, letting anyone install the battle royale shooter ...

Google Play Store is a system app, which means it cannot be directly uninstalled like other apps you download from the store. To address issues, you can either disable the app or uninstall its updates ...

The Google Play Store is one of the safest and most reliable platforms for downloading apps. It comes pre-installed on most Android devices and offers a vast selection of apps, games, and other ...