Google finally let an alternative app store into Play. I tried it, and it's a mess.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ongoing Epic versus Google court case has ended and the judge has declared Google's Play app store an "illegal monopoly".

Google must open up the Android app store, Google Play, to competition for at least three years, a US judge ruled Monday. The ruling is the latest legal blow to the tech giant, which has already faced ...

Forcing Google to distribute third-party app stores in Google Play was one of several remedies imposed by Judge James Donato after Epic emerged victorious in 2023. The remedies also included lowering ...

Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full ...

The company's quietly installing Pulse on people's phones, with the Play Store saying it's been downloaded more than 10 million times.

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 ...

Google is adding stricter quality requirements for Android apps on Google Play Store, targeting excessive memory usage and ...

Epic Games has secured a major victory against Google, as the Ninth Circuit Court upheld a ruling deeming Google’s Android app store and billing practices an illegal monopoly. This decision means the ...