Google will extend developer verification to all Android apps, not just those installed from the Play Store, beginning with Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand ...

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

As we careen toward a future in which Google has final say over what apps you can run, the company has sought to assuage the community’s fears with a blog post and a casual “backstage” video. Google ...

Indonesia will begin restricting social media access for children under 16 on March 28, gradually deactivating accounts on ...

Google is rolling out a series of upgrades to its Play Store to help Android app developers better market their software and services to consumers. Among the highlights are new tools for managing ...

Google is lowering its app commissions to 20 percent and introducing a Registered App Store programme that makes installation of participating third-party app stores easier.

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

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Google has lowered the number of people who have to test an Android app before it can be released on the Play Store. Now, a minimum of 12 people have to test an Android app for 14 days before it can ...

Google to Require Identity Verification for Android App Developers: Here’s the Rollout Timeline Your email has been sent Google will soon require all Android app developers to verify their identities, ...