After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced it will discontinue its app store. Anyone who has content in Amazon’s store will be able to access it for now, ...

Obtanium is a must-have app on my Android phone. Here are the essential Android apps I install and update through it.

Amazon announced it is shutting down its 'Amazon Appstore for Android' this summer as part of a broader effort to streamline and improve its services and programs. The app store was never nearly as ...

On Android, installing apps outside Google Play is disabled by default to reduce malware and security risks. You can enable the ability to install Android apps from ...

Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone continues, at least when it comes to security and privacy, narrowing the gap. Android 15 moves the bar significantly, with a raft of updates including ...

If you use an Android smartphone, you are most likely to download your favorite gaming apps through the Google Play Store. But, that’s not the only app store to find your favorite games. There’s a ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...

Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the ...