The Google Play Store in the official gateway to Android apps, but its littered with issues. Here's how Google can fix it.

If you used an Android phone or tablet between 2016 and 2023 you may be set to receive a small payment as part of a Google ...

Google Play Store could soon add a "Try before you buy" feature, letting users play premium games for free before committing ...

Google is clearly on a mission to make Android ever more like iPhone when it comes to privacy and security. But one battlefield where Android continues to trail iPhone by some distance is app safety ...

The emails, titled Notice to Consumers Who Made Payments Through the Google Play Store, started arriving in people's inboxes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. In a stark policy change, announced in July, Google warned developers ...

Google Play now has separate privacy controls for activity and personalization. Know how to manage Play Store tracking and ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

I don’t claim I’ll need them every time I open the Google Play Store. But I feel they are all but necessary. They are non-negotiable. Install three-dot menu Enable auto-update Network preferences ...

Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features ...

Over the last day, Android phones and tablets have encountered a ‘Google Play Store keeps stopping’ error message. That system warning usually appears when ...

The Android platform offers a ton of exciting games via the Google Play Store. Users have access to a vast catalog of games, ...