SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge handed a major victory to Epic Games on Monday morning in the form of a permanent injunction that will force Google to open up its Google Play Store on Android ...

Google is rolling out a series of upgrades to its Play Store to help Android app developers better market their software and services to consumers. Among the highlights are new tools for managing ...

The new rules announced by Google follow a lawsuit with Epic Games, and may improve your experience with the Play Store.

After the news cycle recently exploded with the announcement that Google would require every single Android app to be from a registered and verified developer, while killing third-party app stores and ...

With these changes, Google is signaling that Android's future lies in greater openness – on its terms. Developers will soon ...

In addition to the announcement for new Android XR hardware partners (like Warby Parker), Google shared developer-related news for their new wearable platform too. Developers are getting the Android ...

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 ...

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, ...

Google is also launching a new “Registered App Stores” program to improve the install flow for third‑party stores that meet its security and quality standards.