A federal court order is forcing Google to dismantle its tightly controlled Android app marketplace, ending the company’s ability to charge a standard commission on in-app purchases and requiring it ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is taking advantage of a US court ruling that forces Google to crack open Android for third-party ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in ...

Google has spent the last few years waging a losing battle against Epic Games, which accused the Android maker of illegally stifling competition in mobile apps. Losses in court left Google to make ...

Microsoft will allow people to buy and play video games through its Xbox app for Android starting in November, the company said on Thursday. The move is an immediate consequence of a U.S. judge ruling ...

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly argued at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that Google’s 10-30% service fee on app purchase via Play Store hinders app ...

Smartphone users are familiar with the principle: an app is free to download, but if you want to use the full range of features or avoid seeing ads, you need to pay through in-app purchases. These ...

Players can start purchasing Xbox games from the Xbox App on Android devices starting next month. Xbox president Sarah Bond took to LinkedIn to share that the “court’s ruling to open up Google’s ...