Since launching Google Play (née Android Market) in 2008, Google has never made a change to the US store that it didn’t want ...

Google has decided it won’t pay for vulnerabilities discovered within Play Store apps and games. The search giant is essentially shuttering its bug bounty program. Google won’t pay for vulnerabilities ...

Google is opening up the Play Store in the US, allowing users to download apps and make payments outside it starting October 29, 2025.

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Epic has won again. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will not overturn the unanimous jury verdict from 2023 that Google’s app store and payments system have become illegal monopolies — and it’s ...

The way payments work through Android apps from the Play Store is changing, and it’s all thanks to a court ruling. If you’re ...

A new security measure on the horizon could reshape the Android landscape — and not everyone is thrilled. Google is preparing ...

A ruling in India earlier this year was supposed to lead to the unthinkable reality where Google would distribute other Android app stores through the Google Play Store, but in a partial relief of ...

Having the most up-to-date model of smartphone is something many mobile phone users strive for, but what really makes or breaks a mobile device's usefulness is its mobile apps. One of the most ...

Google is making support for its Themed Icons feature mandatory by automatically generating themed icons for apps that don’t already provide one. This change addresses inconsistent home screens, as ...