The Google Play Store is rolling out the auto-open toggle for newly installed apps after first making an appearance last year ...

Big Tech's grip on the app economy is under fire again as lawmakers reintroduce the bipartisan "Open App Markets Act" aimed at breaking Apple and Google's app store dominance. On Tuesday, June 24 ...

Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., introduced the App Store Freedom Act in May, which would require large app store operators with more than 100 million U.S. users to allow them to set third-party apps or ...

The earlier decision would have forced Google to make sweeping changes to its Play Store for Android smartphones starting Nov. 1.

The US App Store has been cracked open following a judge's ruling to allow linkouts to alternative payment systems while also banning anti-steering measures.

Android developer verification is largely targeting commercial developers, with Google saying that it’s “committed to keeping ...

There is a strong monetary advantage to an open app store that goes far beyond the ability to avoid paying Apple a cut.

Android apps side-loaded from the internet often come from shady sources. Google will soon identify them and block those of ...