Google has been gradually expanding the reach of Play Protect, which now flags apps whether or not they come from its Play Store, can stop users updating apps from outside Play Store, and will soon monitor for potentially dangerous behaviors including permission abuse before an app has been more formally flagged.

Can you believe it's been sixteen years since Google gave you a way to browse, buy, and download apps on your Android phone?

Google Play Store may soon get a new 'Download Manager' which lists apps you recently installed but haven't opened yet.

San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge James Donato made the decision on Friday as part of an antitrust lawsuit against Google brought by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games. Google argued that Donato's Oct. 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."

A federal judge has temporarily granted Google a bit of leniency in its legal battle with Epic Games over the Android app store. The move puts most of Google's requirements for opening up the Play Store on hold.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google won’t have to immediately revamp its Google Play store policies, after a federal judge in California temporarily paused his order that would have forced the technology giant to overhaul its app marketplace.

Google said on Friday that a federal judge in California granted its request to pause his order directing the Alphabet unit to overhaul its Android app store Play by Nov. 1 to give consumers more choice over how they download software.