Not only does Android have plenty of apps on the Google Play Store, but it also allows users to install apps from elsewhere.

After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced it will discontinue its app store. Anyone who has content in Amazon’s store will be able to access it for now, ...

Obtanium is a must-have app on my Android phone. Here are the essential Android apps I install and update through it.

On Android, installing apps outside Google Play is disabled by default to reduce malware and security risks. You can enable the ability to install Android apps from ...

Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone continues, at least when it comes to security and privacy, narrowing the gap. Android 15 moves the bar significantly, with a raft of updates including ...

If you use an Android smartphone, you are most likely to download your favorite gaming apps through the Google Play Store. But, that’s not the only app store to find your favorite games. There’s a ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...

Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the ...

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The massive promise by Microsoft to deliver an Xbox game storefront for the Android platform is already done and ready to offer the experience for users to enjoy on mobile, after previously facing ...