Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

In December 2023, a California jury found that Google had created a monopoly in the Google Play Store in a suit brought by Epic Games. In November 2024, Judge James Donato issued a final ruling that ...

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

Google argues that the Android Developer Verification program isn't meant to put an end to sideloading but instead will help ...

Most stock apps on an Android phone are basic. Most users rely on them since they are installed by default on most Android smartphones, usually missing useful features in third-party alternatives. For ...

Epic Games will never just take the win — it's now appealing to the court of public opinion that it takes one more actual ...

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 Games accuses Apple of discouraging iOS users from installing third-party app stores despite EU pressure under the DMA.

Some of Android‘s most popular games have been tainted by a virus installed in fake versions of the games that lets hackers take control of victims’ phones and add them to a botnet, according to new ...

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 ...