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Google Play About to Warn You If Apps Cause Excessive Battery Drain

Kellen November 12, 2025 1

Google has defined a new bad behavior threshold for excessive wake locks on Android, which means a new warning is coming to apps on Google Play if they might present excessive battery drain. The time has come for developers to stop messing around in the...

Google Play Store Update Makes It Super Easy to Uninstall Apps From Other Devices

Kellen November 10, 2025 1

Google Play is about to let you easily remotely uninstall apps from devices you don't have with you. The latest update to the Google Play Store will bring the change to app listings when it arrives on Android devices as early as today. In a fresh changelog...

Google Play Launches Digital Gift Card Shop

Kellen November 4, 2025 5

Google Play launched a digital gift card shop today, opening up the opportunity for you to send gift cards through the app store to friends and family. These aren't just Google Play gift cards either - Google has added gift card options for all sorts of brands...

App Developers No Longer Forced to Use Google Play Billing

Tim October 30, 2025 1

Google has taken steps to be in compliance with a recent ruling in the US, requiring them to no longer force Android app developers to use Google Play Billing. Ridiculously long story short (this all began in August, 2020), app publishers like Epic Games can...

New Google Play ‘You’ Tab Rolls Out Widely

Tim October 3, 2025 4

Late last month, Google announced big changes for Google Play, which included a brand new You tab and an Apps tab update. These changes now appear to be hitting users on Android. Inside of the new You tab, users will everything that has do with them and their...

Google Play’s New “You” Tab Might Be Awesome

Kellen September 24, 2025 5

Google announced several new features and updates for Google Play this week, all of which start from a new "You" tab that brings everything together into a single place. That new "You" tab will show curated content, rewards, subscriptions, recommendations,...

Here’s Everything New in Latest Google Play Services Update

Tim September 22, 2025 2

There's a fresh Google Play services update this week, labeled as v25.37. Inside, there are assorted bug fixes, as well as new features that you might come across if you use Android on various types of hardware. Looking over the changelog, which you can view...

Verizon Removes Free Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass Perk From Plans

Kellen July 31, 2025 18

As a part of some its older plans, Verizon has included a monthly subscription to Apple Arcade or Google Play Pass at no charge. This was a part of their 5G Get More and 5G Play More plans that were first introduced in 2021 and then renamed in 2022. With their...