Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a ...

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some ...
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Google to change Android App Store Rules After Settling Epic Games Lawsuit

Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.
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Android won’t ban sideloading apps, but Google will make it painfully harder

Google is preparing a significant overhaul of Android’s app installation system, aiming to curb ...

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

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 new advanced flow makes it easy to download Android apps from anywhere

Google will let Android users bypass app verification via a new ‘advanced flow’ setting, following its antitrust settlement ...
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Google’s app store ruled “illegal” – could change your access to Android apps forever

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 Play Store to warn users about Android apps that drain battery

Google has rolled out a new Play Store feature that warns users about Android apps that consume excessive battery power. Apps ...