Google, Play Store and Apps

Google’s Play Store Warning—Do Not Install These Apps
Play Store has suddenly changed. NurPhoto via . Android has an app problem, that much is clear. But it’s changing. Last year, Google made clear that low-quality apps
Google opens Play Store advertising to skill-based games
Google is going to change its "Gambling and Games" advertising policy, starting April 14, 2025. The updated policy will allow platforms hosting skill-based games with real-money prizes (like chess and pay-to-play multiplayer games) to advertise on the Play Store .
TikTok restored to Apple App Store and Google Play as ban still looms without a deal
Apple and Google restored TikTok to their app platforms Thursday night. The clock on the reprieve granted by Donald Trump for the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform continues to tick.
Google Play restores TikTok to its US app store
Google Play said it restored TikTok to the US app store on Thursday, following promises by President Donald Trump to save the app and an executive action delaying the enactment of a ban on the wildly popular social media platform.
Google blocked 2.36 million risky Android apps from Play Store in 2024
Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users.
Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly
Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury's verdict declaring its app store for Android smartphones as an illegal monopoly and block the penalties imposed by a federal judge to stop the misbehavior.
Tired of downloading terrible apps? This Google Play Store update will help
The Google Play Store adds alerts that will help users spot frequently-uninstalled apps at a glance.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Play Store now warns you that the app you're looking at might suck
The Google Play Store now has an app quality warning. If you're looking at an app that is lower quality for some reason, Play will tell you.
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How to find purchased apps on the Google Play Store
Here’s how to find old purchased apps on the Google Play Store. Before looking specifically at purchased apps, let’s look at how Google keeps track of your old apps. However, this method ...
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Google Play Store not showing Android system app updates [U]
In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps. Update 2/1/25: Here’s a list of common Google apps that don’t ...