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

The Google Play Store might be the easiest way to stuff your Android phone with new apps and games, but it’s certainly not the only way. Thanks to Android’s open nature, users can source their ...

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 ...

Beyond the Google Play Store, there are several other app stores where you can find a variety of excellent apps. Here are some options that might work well for you. If you use an Android smartphone, ...

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 ...

F-Droid is something not everyone might be familiar with, a rather elderly alternative to the Google Play Store which has been around for more than 10 years. Unfortunately, it has also gone without an ...

Before I get accused of Google-bashing, let me make one thing clear: Google makes some of Android’s best apps. Google Keep? Maps? The Play Store!? I’d find it difficult to ax all of these from my life ...