by dbadmin | Oct 22, 2021 | Features, Google Play Store
The Google Play Store has been around for over a decade now, but it wasn’t always called the Play Store. It originally launched on this day in 2008 as the Android Market, roughly coinciding with the T-Mobile G1 Android phone. This original app store launched in a very...
by dbadmin | Oct 22, 2021 | Google, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google is reducing its Play Store subscription fee for developers. Developers will pay 15% of their cut to Google, down from the 30% currently demanded in certain situations. The changes come into effect from January 1, 2022....
by dbadmin | Aug 31, 2021 | Apple, Google, Google Play Store, News
South Korea has passed a bill taking aim at Apple and Google’s app store payments. The bill bans Apple and Google from forcing certain payment systems on app developers. South Korea’s parliament has passed a bill that will force Apple and Google to accept alternative...
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,...
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...
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...
