Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Back in 2008, Google only wanted to collect a small charge to cover the costs of handling and billing
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Google paid Samsung billions for Play Store and Search monopoly: Epic trial
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google apparently paid Samsung $8 billion over four years to keep Search, Assistant, and Play Store as default services
Google offered Netflix a lower app fee, but it would have still lost money
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has been offering large publishers “sweetheart” deals that bring down the percentage of revenue they have to pay
Google gave $360M in incentives to ensure you could download games from the Play Store
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google allegedly gave $360 million in ad credits and co-marketing incentives to Activision Blizzard to ensure that its games
Google is making it easier to manage your apps across multiple devices
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 TL;DR You can now easily uninstall apps from connected devices via the Play Store on your
Is that VPN app on the Play Store safe? Google will now help inform you.
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is introducing a new banner in the Google Play store for specific app types. The banner will inform
Google Play has a new way to protect you from malicious apps
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Protect will start asking if you want to scan an app before it’s installed. The app scan
10 best RSS reader apps for Android
This article was updated and checked for accuracy in September 2023. It was originally published in 2016. While RSS may not enjoy the same popularity
10 best Android backup apps and other ways to backup Android
This article was updated and checked for accuracy in September 2023. It was originally published in 2015. You should always back up your files. It’s
Hate hunting for new apps and games on the Play Store? Google has a new solution
TL;DR Google Play is piloting a new video series called “The Play Report.” The video series aims to help users find apps and games similar