Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly
Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury’s verdict declaring its app store for Android smartphones as an illegal monopoly and block the penalties imposed by a federal judge to stop the misbehavior.
Google Play, Apple App Store apps caught stealing crypto wallets
A new campaign dubbed 'SparkCat' has been uncovered, targeting the cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases of Android and iOS users using optical character recognition (OCR) stealers.
Google Play’s Security: 2.36 Million Apps Blocked For Violations In 2024
Discover how Google’s AI-powered security, real-time app scanning, and stricter privacy controls are protecting Android users from malware, fraud, and data breaches.
Google could give the Play Store's voice search UI a makeover
The Google Play Store is testing an updated design for its voice search UI. This updated UI is reminiscent of the Google app and Pixel Launcher's voice search interface. The revised design is a welcome change from the Play Store's existing voice search UI,
Google leaned heavily on AI to stop malicious apps on the Play Store last year
AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.
Google Play Store not showing Android system app updates [U]
In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps. Update 2/1/25: Here’s a list of common Google apps that don’t appear in the Pending downloads list, but will show an “Update” when you visit the Play Store listing directly:
Google Play Adds "Verified" Badge for VPN Apps
Google Play is announcing today that it is adding a new "Verified" badge to consumer-facing VPN apps. This badge is currently only being used on VPN apps,
Google asks US appeals court to overturn app store verdict
Lawyers for Alphabet's Google and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games squared off before a U.S. appeals court in California on Monday, as Google tries to undo a jury verdict and a judge's order forcing it to revamp its app store.
Google appeals monopoly ruling on Android app store
Google has filed an appeal over a jury verdict that ruled its Android app store to be a monopoly, seeking to block penalties imposed by a federal judge.
A year later, Google still wants to appeal its Play Store lawsuit
To catch you up, Epic Games has been extremely vocal about its distaste for the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Both Google and Apple have their own unique ways of scre
New Google Play Security Update—2.36 Million Apps Blocked
Google has confirmed it has blocked more than 2.3 million apps as it publishes a new Android and Google Play security ...
The Google Play Store is reportedly crashing for Android users across devices
Google's app store is encountering an issue on Android devices that's hampering user experiences.
Google could be cooking up a new look for voice search in the Play Store (APK teardown)
Google appears to be developing new UI for its voice search feature in the Play Store. On top of a new look, it also adds ...
Google's Quick Share levels up with this handy AirDrop feature
This Quick Share update is rolling out with Google Play Services v25.04. However, Google typically takes weeks to release ...
Google's crucial February security patch for Pixels is here among other updates
To begin, Google posted its patch notes for the February 2024 security updates for its line of Pixel devices. This month's ...