Google Play Store has seen a massive decline in the number of apps it offers. That may not be a bad thing, though. At the start of 2024, Google Play hosted around 3.4 million apps worldwide. Today, that number is ...
Google is adding a swipe gesture to the Play Store for purchases to help try and minimize the risk of accidentally buying something you didn’t mean to. While it might seem like it’s not that easy to accidentally buy something, ...
Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Google is pushing out a new swipe gesture feature for purchases made via Play Store billing. This forces you to swipe to confirm a purchase instead of using the one-tap buy button. The company ...
Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Google Play’s help page hints at a new, opt-in “Automatic, balance-based purchase” feature that would allow developers to automatically charge users when their in-app currency or item balance drops below a set ...
Summary: Google has pushed out a redesign of the Google Play Console with a new app dashboard, making it easier for developers to pinpoint the most important information about their app. The most important metrics have been lumped into four main ...
Summary: The Google System April 2025 update is live. The latest build brings changes that will improve the user experience, such as increasing battery life. Every month, Google releases new Play System updates for Android devices. These patches include bug ...
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority When you update your Android phone, what’s the first thing you do? Chances are, you head to Settings and check for updates in the software update section, right? And hey, that’s totally fine. That’s ...
For years, Google has been working hard to make Android an OS that is as secure as it is functional, without sacrificing the virtues that distinguish it from more restrictive competitors, such as iOS. The company has been taking special ...
A few years ago, Google embarked on a pretty ambitious venture. It introduced Google Play Games for PC, which let you play some of your favorite Android games on your computer. Well, the company announced its biggest update ever, and ...
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Games on PC now offers custom controls across games. There’s also a new sidebar that lets you make quick adjustments during gameplay. Multi-account and multi-instance support are coming this month. Android offers ...
