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's latest Play services and Play Store updates quietly improve Wallet, Wear OS, Play Games, and app discovery.

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Google has announced the best Play Store apps and games of 2024. The best overall app was Partiful, while AFK Journey was awarded the best game. Google also dished out awards for the best multi-device ...

Google Play Games is a the new official emulator from Google designed for Windows computers. By installing it, you can play all Android games on your computer. This article shows how to play Android ...

Google is moving ahead with a major change to its Android app ecosystem, allowing US users to access competing app stores through the Play Store. The decision follows a lengthy legal dispute with Epic ...

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 ...

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new gaming-focused updates to Google Play at GDC 2026. The tech giant revealed that Google Play is expanding its catalog to include anticipated paid and PC ...

Third-party app stores are coming to the Google Play Store in the US. What does this mean for you? Quite a lot, actually.

Google has quietly redesigned the Play Store’s Apps and Games tabs, introducing pill-shaped navigation, a promoted “For You” feed, and refreshed Play Points styling, while the Books tab remains ...