Google is completely revamping Play Store app ratings: What you need to know

by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2021 | Google, Google Play Store, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Starting in November, Google will alter the system behind Play Store ratings for apps and games. Ratings will be localized, causing some apps to have different ratings for people in different areas of the world. Next year,...

Senate bill would make Apple and Google loosen their grip on app stores

by dbadmin | Aug 11, 2021 | Android, Apple, Apple iPhone, Google, Google Play Store, iOS, News, Phones

Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash A Senate bill, the Open App Markets app, would force Apple and Google to loosen app store policies. They’d have to allow sideloading, third-party payment systems, and changing app defaults. It would also prevent Apple and Google from...

Google’s new rules appear to be successfully purging the Play Store

by dbadmin | Aug 10, 2021 | Android apps, Google, Google Play Store, News

Google purged almost 115,000 apps from the Play Store in the first half of 2021. The total number of Android apps is down for the first time since 2018. Tougher rules for Play Store titles and images are likely having an effect. Google removed nearly 115,000 apps from...

Here’s how Android apps on Google Play will share their security policies

by dbadmin | Jul 28, 2021 | Android, Android apps, Android Security, Cybersecurity, Google, Google Play Store, News, Privacy

Credit: Mika Baumeister / Unsplash Google has detailed how the Play Store’s new safety section will show app privacy and security. You’ll see a summary of how the app protects data, including encryption. Developers will have to declare this info starting April 2022....

Google makes it easier to find Wear OS apps on (and off) your wrist

by dbadmin | Jul 19, 2021 | Google, Google Play Store, Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches, Wear OS, Wearables

Credit: Google Google has revamped the Play Store experience for watch apps on both Wear OS and your Android phone. The Play Store on Wear OS now has an Android 12-influenced interface that’s easier to navigate. The Play Store on Android, meanwhile, now helps you find...

Android will let you play games before they’ve finished downloading

by dbadmin | Jul 12, 2021 | Android, Android 12, Android Games, Google, Google Play Store, News

Android 12 will include a “play as you download” feature that lets you start games before all their content is available. This mirrors a feature you frequently see in console and PC games. Games could launch “at least” twice as quickly as before. Are you tired of...