Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

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The Google Play Store gets frequent updates, which is excellent news. The not-so-great news is that it can take weeks, or sometimes even longer, to get the latest iteration. The basic functionality ...

Google tests the Web Install API to let users install web apps directly from any site in Chrome, Edge, and future browsers ...

Smartphones like the Google Pixel 8 are complex devices that rely on a multitude of factors to function correctly. Sometimes, these factors can interfere with each other, leading to issues like being ...

Amazon has steadily improved its lineup of Fire tablets since 2022. But specs are only part of the equation. Without better software, these slates are as good as useless. Getting the Play Store on ...

Reuters reports that Google would “allow users to more easily download and install third-party app stores” while also ...

Amazon’s Fire tablets offer some decent bang for the buck — they’re inexpensive devices with decent displays and reasonably good performance. But while the tablets run an Android-based operating ...

“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games Inc. has reached a “comprehensive settlement” with Google LLC that ends a 5-year-old legal battle and will lead to reforms to Android and the Google Play Store.