Beginning July 22, Google will permit third-party Android app stores to be hosted directly inside the Google Play Store for US users. Triggered by a federal court injunction from the Epic Games ...

Google will carry third-party app stores inside Google Play in the US from 22 July, after it and Epic dropped their bid to soften the court order.

The final sticking point in the long-running Google vs Epic Games lawsuit is coming to an end, as Google is opening the door to third-party app stores on Android starting on July 22. Early on in the ...

Google opens Android Play Store catalog to U.S. third‑party app stores July 22 after Epic settlement—learn impacts, fees, and ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told a California federal court that it will begin allowing US users to download third-party app stores within its Google Play Store beginning next week.

Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic ...

Google and Epic Games have abandoned their joint attempt to settle a long-running antitrust lawsuit over Android app ...

Google Play opens to rival Android app stores in the US on July 22, but competing storefronts must meet Google’s requirements ...

App timers, screen time limits and new restrictions on the Google Play Store are the company's solution to concerns about child safety online. Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial ...

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

LibrePods, an open-source app which unlocks AirPods features on Android, is now available on the Play Store. The app has been updated to work without rooting, though the list of supported devices is ...