by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2024 | Google, Google Play Store, News, T-Mobile
T-Mobile will no longer support direct carrier billing for Google Play purchases. Users who previous used T-Mobile carrier billing should switch to a card or other valid payment method by September. T-Mobile was the last of the big three US carriers to support Play...
by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2024 | Google, Google Apps, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google has introduced a new app called “Google Essentials,” designed to streamline access to its various services on Windows PCs. The app will initially be exclusive to HP’s consumer and gaming PC brands, with plans to expand to...
by dbadmin | Aug 19, 2024 | Android Security, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, News
Google has announced that they are winding down the Google Play Security Reward Program. The program was introduced in late 2017 to incentivize security researchers to find and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in popular Android apps. Google says they’re winding...
by dbadmin | Aug 5, 2024 | Google Play Store, News
Software previously available as single APKs can now only be found as app bundles. Bundles, while efficient to download, make distribution outside the Play Store much more difficult. When’s the last time you sideloaded an app on Android? The ability for users to...
by dbadmin | Aug 5, 2024 | AI, Google Play Store, News
The Google Play Store appears to be getting ready to include AI-generated review summaries in app listings. These would join the AI summaries in searches and the “App highlights” block we already have. Rather than just collating the most popular opinions expressed in...
by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2024 | Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Play could soon get a new feature to help fix Play Protect certification issues. The feature is currently in development, but we’ve managed to get an early look at it in the latest Google Play Store release. The...
