Google has mandated apps that create user accounts to also allow for account and data deletion within the app and through the web. The enforcement deadline for app developers is May 31, 2024. Ahead of ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

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Google has recently rolled out an important update to its Play Store, now displaying an "Account Deletion Available" badge on every app that allows user account creation. In April 2023, Google ...

The Google Play Store will now offer an easier way for users to delete app accounts. Users can request account and data deletion via a direct link to a developer’s website. Some apps and games require ...

Google had a busy 2022 keeping its Play application marketplace free from cybercriminals, reporting on Thursday that it had prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published. The ...

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...

Do not keep these apps. Republished on August 30 with new deletion update for Play Store apps. Google has now confirmed the deletion of 77 malicious apps from Play Store. But this is just the tip of ...

In context: In theory, most malicious Android apps come from suspicious web pages or third-party app stores, but security researchers often find them hidden in Google's official Play Store. A new ...

Google has been spotted testing a new Play Store ad slot ahead of its I/O developer conference in May. If rolled out publicly, the change could significantly expand the company’s Play Store search ads ...

Google is bringing its AI technology to the Play Store. At this week’s developer event, Google I/O, the company announced several new ways for developers to use its AI to build and optimize their ...