Third-party app stores are coming to the Google Play Store in the US. What does this mean for you? Quite a lot, actually.

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Ahead of the wider release, Google is already testing a new option to enable third-party app stores on the Google ...

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Third-party app stores are coming to Android phones in the US soon. Google has launched a dedicated page for its Play Catalog Access Program, announcing that third-party US Android app stores will be ...

The Google Play Store has been the default home for officially downloading Android apps for years, but that's about to change. Later this month, Google will enact changes that should make it much ...

The final sticking point in the long-running Google vs Epic Games lawsuit is coming to an end, as Google is opening the door to third-party app stores on Android starting on July 22. Early on in the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Get ready for rival app stores inside of Google Play. Get ready for rival app stores inside of Google Play. is a ...

Beginning July 22, Google will permit third-party Android app stores to be hosted directly inside the Google Play Store for US users. Triggered by a federal court injunction from the Epic Games ...

If you have an Android device, you likely download most of your apps from the Play Store. Maybe you sideload the occasional app from a website, or from your device's proprietary store (e.g., Samsung ...