The Google Play Store can now handle up to six app downloads or updates at a time. Previously, the Play Store only supported three simultaneous downloads or updates. In the past, if you downloaded or ...

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 ...

Spyware takes on many forms. It’s on your phone right now. While “malicious spyware” may generate headlines and prompt Google (and Apple) to force delete thousands of apps, most spyware is better ...

Google Play is about to let you easily remotely uninstall apps from devices you don’t have with you. The latest update to the Google Play Store will bring the change to app listings when it arrives on ...

At the end of 2025, Google announced several changes aimed at improving how users find and install apps on Android. These changes included cracking down on unsigned apps from developers using ...

As previewed in March, the Google Play Store is adding a “Slide to buy” gesture to confirm Android app, book, movie, and TV show payments. Previously, the Google Play payment sheet had a blue “1-tap ...

Google now shows Play Store warnings for Android apps that drain excessive battery through background activity and misuse of ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...