Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

Starting on October 22nd Android users in the US might be able to download third-party app stores from the Google Play Store, or find apps in the store that direct users to third-party billing systems ...

Earlier today, third-party app store AltStore PAL, announced that a porn app called Hot Tub was now available to iOS users in the European Union. The marketplace, which enables people in the EU to ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...

Apple has long maintained strict control over the App Store, ensuring that only applications meeting its security, privacy and content guidelines can be distributed to iPhone users. However, with the ...

The week has been a mixed bag for Apple. First, it launched a new iPhone app for organizing events and being actually social; then, it had to contend with a third-party app store offering a porn app ...