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Buy Your Xbox Games, Join Game Pass and More in Android App

Tim April 16, 2025 2

Late last year, following a court ruling that forced Google to allow other publishers to sell things via their own apps, Microsoft announced that it began working to allow Xbox users to purchase games via the official Xbox app. That work now seems complete,...

March Google Play Updates: Here’s What’s New This Month in Android

Tim March 24, 2025 2

Google consistently improves the Android experience on numerous devices through frequent, behind-the-scenes updates. Delivered via Google Play Services, the Google Play Store, and system-level updates, these enhancements and security fixes happen independently...

Google Play Games on PC Gets Major Upgrades, More Games, New Play Points Bonuses

Kellen March 13, 2025 1

Google made several major announcements today that involve Google Play Games, both on PC and mobile. Not only are we getting general availability of Google Play Games on PC, Google is planning to bring PC-level games to mobile, they'll give users more controls...

Apple TV App and Its 1.4-Star Rating Lands on Android Phones, Tablets

Kellen February 12, 2025 11

The Apple TV app is no longer exclusive on Android to Google TV products. Starting today, the Apple TV app can be installed on Android phone and tablet devices, bringing Apple TV+ and a couple of other items to more people. When it first launched, Apple TV...

February Google Play Updates: Here’s What’s New This Month in Android

Kellen February 5, 2025 1

Google provides regular updates to the Android ecosystem by pushing updates through Google Play Services, the Google Play Store, and at a system level in order to improve and secure your devices. They do this alongside the regular over-the-air updates you...

Google Play Introduces “Verified” Badge for VPN Apps

Kellen January 28, 2025 2

When making the decision to protect your data connection, you might find yourself in a position where the countless number of VPN apps can overwhelm. There really are more than you can possibly keep track of, but a bigger problem might be over whether or not...

Google Play’s Best Apps and Games of 2024 Lists are Live

Tim November 18, 2024 4

Discovering new apps and games can sometimes be hard, so yearly when Google announces its favorite titles for the year, it helps me and probably others find new things to play with. This year, we have lots of titles to explore for Google's Best Apps and Games...

Google Play Protect Gets Live Threat Detection of Dangerous Apps

Kellen November 13, 2024 1

We just got done telling you about Pixel phones and their new real-time Scam Detection for calls, but Google actually has a second part to today's security announcements. Google Play is getting its own real-time threat detection service to let you know if an...