Google finally let an alternative app store into Play. I tried it, and it's a mess.

Beyond the Google Play Store, there are several other app stores where you can find a variety of excellent apps. Here are some options that might work well for you. If you use an Android smartphone, ...

Aptoide Games becomes the first rival Android app store distributed through Google Play in the US, following court-ordered changes from Epic v. Google.

Alternative app store Skich has become available on Android following its launch on iOS in the European Union earlier this year. The Android version of the store is currently onboarding developers, ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

There's a new app store found in the US Google Play Store. Aptoide Games is a limited version of the Aptoide app. Aptoide still has to be sideloaded. This was the inevitable outcome Google dreaded: ...

You may have encountered situations where an app on your device shows “this item is not available in your country”; or after an update, new features become slower ...

As part of a settlement with Epic, Google is introducing support for “Registered App Stores” starting with Android 17. Certified third-party stores will utilize a “single store install screen” that ...

Google began offering third-party app store downloads in the Play Store earlier this week, but US District Judge James Donato says the company isn’t doing enough. After reviewing the process for ...

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