I don’t claim I’ll need them every time I open the Google Play Store. But I feel they are all but necessary. They are ...

Most phones, tablets, and other devices that ship with Google’s Android operating system come with the Google Play Store pre-installed. But as long as Android’s been around, there’s also been a ...

Google recently decided that the freedom afforded by Android was a bit too much and announced developer verification, a system that will require developers outside the Google Play platform to register ...

Google Play Services runs constantly in the background with system-level access and default permissions. It bypasses Android privacy controls and has unrestricted access to location, sensors, storage, ...

Ongoing campaign sees 100's of malcious apps hit Google Play. Update, March 20, 2025: This story, originally published March 18, has been updated with a statement from Google regarding the Google Play ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

For years, Google has been working hard to make Android an OS that is as secure as it is functional, without sacrificing the virtues that distinguish it from more restrictive competitors, such as iOS.

Do not keep these apps. Republished on August 30 with new deletion update for Play Store apps. Google has now confirmed the deletion of 77 malicious apps from Play Store. But this is just the tip of ...

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...