Latest Google Play Store news

Google Play Store can now install multiple app updates at once

In April this year, Google rolled out the ability for the Google Play Store to download and install multiple new applications simultaneously. On a few devices, it also downloaded and installed multiple app updates at the same time but the company pulled that feature back within a few days. Well, Google is now once again […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 days ago

Star Wars: Hunters isn’t available for Galaxy Z Fold 6 anymore

In May, Zynga released the Star Wars: Hunters game for Android. At that time, people discovered that the developer didn’t let them download the game on foldable smartphones, such as the Galaxy Z Fold series devices, through the Google Play Store. Fast forward to last month, Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and surprisingly, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Google could remove tons of low-quality apps from Play Store

The Google Play Store is currently the world's biggest app distribution platform. However, it is also the place with the highest number of apps that offer very little functionality, don't work well, aren't designed well, put user's security at risk, or don't follow the platform's policies. Lately, Google has been tightening its grip on such […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Google Play Store is getting better to help you discover more apps and content

Google has announced several improvements to the Google Play Store to help you discover more apps, games, and content you might like. The company is improving recommendations and using Generative AI to let you quickly find content suitable to your tastes. The Google Play Store is getting a new widget and more rewards. Google Play […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Your Galaxy phone can soon open apps automatically once you install them

Currently, when you open the Google Play Store, go to the listing of an app, and click on the Install button, the app marketplace downloads the app and presents you with two buttons: Uninstall and Open. You can click on the Open button to open the app or the uninstall button to remove it from […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

You can now ask some else to pay for your Google Play Store purchase

The Google Play Store has been offering all the essential payment options for many years now, including credit and debit cards, net banking, redeeming Google Play codes or gift cards, and in some regions, including India, UPI. Well, Google has now updated the Play Store with a new payment option called ‘Ask someone else to […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Google Play Store on Android can now download multiple apps simultaneously

As most of you might know, the Google Play Store on Android can download only one app at a time, even if your smartphone or tablet has enough processing power, storage speed, and network speed to download multiple apps simultaneously. This limitation is quite frustrating when you buy a new Android device and download multiple […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Play Store bug makes it harder to reach your app updates

The Google Play Store app on Android phones and tablets is experiencing a weird bug, which may annoy you if you frequently check for app and game updates. On some phones, the app shortcut to see your installed apps disappears in certain scenarios. Google Play Store bug for My Apps shortcut As spotted by 9To5Google, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Google Play Store makes it easier to access search

Google is finally giving some attention to the UI on its stock apps. It is bringing a unified look and feel to its apps and ecosystem of products. An upcoming design change to the Google Play Store will make it easier to access search within the app. Google Play Store gets Search option on the […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Google Play Store now shows AI-generated summary of apps

Last month, @AssembleDebug revealed that Google is working on showing an AI-generated summary of an app’s description in the Google Play Store to give you a quick overview of an app. Well, the company has now started rolling out the feature to the public. As spotted by Android Police, the changelog for Google System’s March […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Play Store now allows you to remotely uninstall apps

The Google Play Store allows you to install applications on your Android device remotely using other devices. For example, you can log into the Play Store on the web using your laptop and install an app on your Samsung smartphone or tablet. Well, the Play Store will now also allow you to uninstall apps from […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Google to pay $700 million to users, agrees to make it easier to sideload apps

A few days ago, Epic Games won an important lawsuit against Google in the US. The jury decided that Google has an illegal monopoly on Android with the Play Store and the restrictions that it asserts over the app and game developers. All states in the US also fought an antitrust lawsuit against Google. Now, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Epic Games wins antitrust fight against Google’s Play Store policies

In 2020, Epic Games, the developer of the widely popular game Fortnite, filed lawsuits against Apple and Google, accusing the two companies of following anti-competitive practices with their app distribution platforms, App Store and Play Store. While the court delivered the verdict in the Epic versus Apple case in September 2021, which was largely in […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Meta wanted Play Store on Quest VR headsets but Google denied

Meta’s Quest series of virtual reality (VR) headsets run on an operating system that’s based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). As such, these VR headsets can run applications made for Android. Currently, there are two app distribution platforms available on Quest headsets, the Quest Store and App Lab. However, the largest platform for […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
10 months ago

Google paid Samsung $8 billion to make its apps default on Galaxy devices

A few days ago, it was revealed that Google shares the advertisement revenue it gets from Google Search with smartphone brands to make them release more software updates and better maintain smartphones. However, it has now been revealed that the company also pays brands, including Samsung, to make some apps as default apps on Android […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 months ago

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