Google Play opens to rival Android app stores in the US on July 22, but competing storefronts must meet Google’s requirements ...

See beyond the Play Store.

The Google Play Store is the most popular place to download Android apps — but it isn't your only option. Here are 5 alternatives.

Third-party app stores are coming to Android on July 22.

Google Play Store hosts millions of Android apps, but it isn’t the only source of high-quality software. Many developers ...

Amazon has announced that they are shutting down their App Store for Android. This will occur on August 20th, 2025. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able ...

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in ...

Ahead of the wider release, Google is already testing a new option to enable third-party app stores on the Google ...

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic Games’ antitrust case.

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...