Google has announced that third-party app stores can now enroll in its Registered App Store program to simplify sideloading.

Google's one-tap Android app store installs start Dec. 1. See which Southeast Asian users qualify, Android 17 requirements, and how access will work.

The Play Store's algorithm doesn't favor the best new apps ...

App stores accepted into the program will enjoy preferential treatment on the Android platform. Users of approved stores will be able to install apps with a single click, similar to the experience in ...

F-Droid is adding support for Android 15’s app archiving feature, making it the first third-party app store to support the new capability. App archiving is a feature that lets you reclaim storage ...

Android 15 will extend the ‘app archiving’ feature to F-Droid. The popular app store is the first third-party platform to support the new capability. The Android Operating System (OS) has been ...

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in ...

Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.