Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google's Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the way for a federal judge to enforce a potentially ...

As part of a settlement with Epic, Google is introducing support for “Registered App Stores” starting with Android 17. Certified third-party stores will utilize a “single store install screen” that ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

Alphabet Inc.'s GOOG GOOGL Google is facing a new U.S. antitrust lawsuit after Aptoide accused it of stifling competition in ...

Aptoide is suing Google over Android app distribution and billing, saying its app store and others are still being squeezed ...

Epic made headlines in 2020 when it pushed back against both Google and Apple — ending with its biggest game, Fortnite, removed from both the App Store on iOS and the Google Play Store on Android ...

Aptoide currently hosts around 436,000 apps and serves over 200 million users annually. The company argues that without these ...

Amazon will shutter its Appstore for the Android operating system, as well as its Coins program this week to funnel services through Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices. Advertisers targeting Android ...

This week, Amazon threw open the doors of its new application store to developers. The Amazon Appstore will compete with Google's Android Market to offer apps for the Android operating system.