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SpyLoan — a family of malicious, malware-laced apps continues to plague Android. And despite the raft of alerts, those apps still find their way onto Play Store. The latest report warns that downloads ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. In a stark policy change, announced in July, Google warned developers ...

Google Play Store is a system app, which means it cannot be directly uninstalled like other apps you download from the store. To address issues, you can either disable the app or uninstall its updates ...

Starting next month, Google will require apps on the Play Store to provide a “stable, engaging, responsive user experience.” If they don’t, the company plans to eventually remove those apps from the ...

Google has removed the option to uninstall system app updates from the Play Store, forcing users to roll back updates through device settings instead.

Google makes uninstalling updates for system apps complicated. System app listings in the Play Store no longer have an ...

Google has silently restores the uninstall button for system apps that went missing from the Play Store about a week ago.

Google has mandated apps that create user accounts to also allow for account and data deletion within the app and through the web. The enforcement deadline for app developers is May 31, 2024. Ahead of ...