To download and install an app on Android, you need to prep your device. Forgoing the Play Store bypasses Google's security ...

If you have ever thought of degoogling your Android phone, you know how hard it is to give up the Google Play Store. Its ease of use and security are hard to match, and until recently, it was almost ...

F-Droid, the Android app store for free and open-source software (FOSS), has been released in version 2.0. According to the developers, this is a complete redesign of the app and the biggest app ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

You may have encountered situations where an app on your device shows “this item is not available in your country”; or after an update, new features become slower ...

Aptoide Games just landed in the Play Store - no sideloading required. I tested it, and caution is advised. This was the inevitable outcome Google dreaded: Thanks to an antitrust case it lost to Epic ...

Google's new Registered App Stores programme promises easier app installs and background updates for rival marketplaces on ...

Android users will soon get access to Google-approved third party app stores which work just like the Play Store. Android’s ...

The vast majority of apps are available on the Google Play Store. It is by far the dominant way Android users get apps on their phones, and some might even think it's the only option they have for an ...

For years one of Android’s strongest appeals has been that you could sideload apps from anywhere you liked, a freedom that separated it from iOS, which locks users into the App Store. Installing apps ...