Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android devices since 2011, providing a relatively easy-to-access alternative to the ...

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how ...

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's detailed changes coming to app stores and in-app purchases starting soon, including registration for third-party ...

Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.

Yesterday, Google and Epic finally reached an agreement to settle their years-long legal dispute. If approved by the judge overseeing the case, the settlement would resolve the lawsuit Epic filed in ...

By June 30th, Google writes, it will lower most app store fees in the US, UK, and European Economic Area to 20 percent or ...

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, ...

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