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Google is opening up the Play Store in the US, allowing users to download apps and make payments outside it starting October 29, 2025. Developers can now link to external app stores or payment options ...

Can't find the perfect app for your needs? Just ask Gemini, with new Play Store integration arriving for the AI tool.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Google must open up the Android app store, Google Play, to competition for at least three years, a US judge ruled Monday. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ongoing Epic versus Google court case has ended and the judge has declared Google's Play app store an "illegal monopoly".

Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full ...

Epic Games has secured a major victory against Google, as the Ninth Circuit Court upheld a ruling deeming Google’s Android app store and billing practices an illegal monopoly. This decision means the ...

A judge has ordered Google to open up Android to rival third-party app stores. The ruling is part of Epic Games' blockbuster antitrust case against Google. Google said it plans to appeal the ruling ...

Google Play Store is a system app, which means it cannot be directly uninstalled like other apps you download from the store. To address issues, you can either disable the app or uninstall its updates ...

Google announced an update to its Subscription Management API at I/O 2026 that allows Android developers to offer cheaper plan alternatives or discounts directly within the Google Play Store ...