Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google has introduced visible warning boxes on Play Store listings for Android apps that drain excessive battery. These
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Android’s getting a flexible new approach to sideloading with Registered App Stores
Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority TL;DR Google has detailed changes coming out of its settlement with Epic. Android’s app fee structure is changing, and Google
Google’s Play Store Q&A chat tool is getting smarter — here’s what’s new
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Last year, Google announced Ask Play for the Play Store, a Gemini-powered tool to answer your questions about apps.
Finding new Play Store apps used to be frustrating, but this clever tool changes everything
Andy Walker / Android Authority It never fails to amaze me how bad Google is and continues to be at search. For a company that
Animations in the Play Store looking different? You might be seeing this M3E change
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Some new Material 3 Expressive animations in the Google Play Store are rolling out now. The shape of the
New ICE tracking apps emerge on Google Play Store despite policy risks
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Several new apps, like ICEbreaker and Eyes Up, have appeared on the Google Play Store after previous immigration enforcement-tracking
The Play Store is a frustrating mess — here are 7 issues Google must fix in 2026
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
Here’s how Google’s getting ready for Android’s upcoming sideloading restrictions
TL;DR Last year, Google announced that developers would have to register even when users are only sideloading their apps. Eventually Google backed down, and offered
Google could soon let you play paid Android games for free (APK teardown)
Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store is working on a “Try before you buy” feature that allows users to play premium games
You’re factory resetting your Android phone wrong
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority For the past 15 years, I’ve switched Android phones more than 50 times, easily. Each time I did that,
