Malicious apps are pretty common, and it's easy to accidentally download them if you're not cautious. You'll often find these apps on third-party app stores, shady websites, or through suspicious ...

Do not keep these apps. Republished on August 30 with new deletion update for Play Store apps. Google has now confirmed the deletion of 77 malicious apps from Play Store. But this is just the tip of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. The team has found “172 targeted applications,” which include “banks, ...

While it isn't easy to highlight the exact factors that fueled the success of Android, the availability of apps and being ...

Google Play Store has lost nearly half of its apps since early 2024, dropping from 3.4 million to around 1.8 million. The sharp decline follows stricter quality policies that removed low-functionality ...

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered “Ask Play about this app” feature in the Play Store. It allows users to ask questions about apps directly within the store. Users can type custom queries or tap ...

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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.

Google has silently restores the uninstall button for system apps that went missing from the Play Store about a week ago.

After perplexing users for a little under one week, the Google Play Store's uninstall button is back for system apps. Yes, ...