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Google Details Everything New Coming To Google Play Starting Today

Tim July 24, 2024 2

Google announced this morning that the evolution of Google Play is upon us, with the end goal being to transform it into an end-to-end experience that amounts to way more than just a place you get your apps from. To accomplish this goal, Google is introducing...

Google Upgrades Play Points With More Perks, Rewards

Tim May 22, 2024

Google says that over 220 million people are using Play Points. That's a ton of users, and to help reward these users better, Google announced a series of upgrades for the service. First off, there's an event of sorts coming to US users via Diamond Valley, a...

Google Play Gets Cross-Device Listing Enhancements

Tim May 14, 2024 1

For users who want to use an app on multiple devices, such as on an Android phone and Android tablet, it's hard to know how an app will look and behave on any given screen size. Thanks to enhancements inside of Google Play, you'll soon be able to better tell...

You Can Now Download Two Google Play Apps Simultaneously

Tim April 29, 2024 11

One area where Google Play has lagged behind the App Store is the ability to download multiple apps at the same time. With WiFi and cell data speeds increasing like crazy over the years, it's wild that we're still stuck downloading and updating apps one at a...

Epic Games Store Coming to Android

Kellen March 20, 2024 2

The folks over at Epic Games announced today that they are bringing a "true multi-platform" version of the Epic Games Store to Android and iOS later this year. They teased a conceptual image of what that might look like, but the rest of the details aren't...

Users Share Feedback on State of Google Play and It’s Not Great

Tim December 28, 2023 37

Years ago, I would comb through Google Play in an effort to discover new apps worthy of sharing on this site, as well as deals on TV shows and movies. Around the holidays, you could find some really decent deals on movies too, but with so many streaming...

Google Play Lawsuit Gets Google to Pay $700M, Change Play Store

Kellen December 19, 2023 13

Back in September, Google settled a class action lawsuit brought by state attorneys general over the idea that Google had violated antitrust rules, possibly by overcharging customers. The lawsuit was essentially targeted at Google Play and the monopoly Google...

Jury Decides Google Has App Store Monopoly and Usually That’s Bad

Tim December 12, 2023 16

A jury has recently decided that Google has turned Google Play (its app store) and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly. For a bit of backstory, if you aren't someone who keeps up with this stuff, this drama can be traced all the way back to...