We’ve already seen a report from Statista, which showed that as of June 2024, the number of Play Store apps available was down a almost a million apps year-on-year, albeit at 1.7 million titles, there remains an expansive attack surface as the constant game of cat and mouse between bad actors and Google’s security team continues.

The latest details are in with regard to Google‘s case against Epic over the Play Store, and Judge Donato has ruled that Google must allow rival third-party app stores to exist within it. This case has been ongoing for over a few years now with the original lawsuit brought by Epic back in 2020.

A federal ruling in Epic vs. Google made the call, but Google already plans to appeal the ruling to pause the changes.

Google Play Store for Android tablets has retired the search bar on its main screen in favor of a dedicated tab. Here’s how it works.

This is once again happening with Google Partner Setup: Google Partner Setup is a required application for devices that run Google Mobile Services (

Google Play Store could soon show a warning when downloading apps with older watch faces. It could soon also show your Play Points at the app download page.