Google Play is Google's digital distribution platform, and serves as the app store for Android mobile devices. Alongside apps, Google Play is also a digital media distribution platform for music, video, books and more.
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Chrome is testing dark mode for Google Search
You might soon be able to rummage through the internet... but in dark mode. Chrome is testing a dark theme for Google Search. ...
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Qatar forces residents to install its coronavirus tracker — or face the consequences
Qatar is making it mandatory for all citizens and residents to install its coronavirus tracker when going out — or face ...
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How to transfer your Google Play Music library to YouTube Music
Google Play Music is running on borrowed time, due to be shut down later this year. Here's how to transfer your library to ...
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Xiaomi is collecting browser data even in incognito mode, researchers say
You might want to stay away from Xiaomi's browsers if you care about your privacy, or so suggest a couple of concerned researchers. ...
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Fortnite finally on the Google Play Store as Epic loses year-long standoff
Epic Games has finally launched smash hit Fortnite on the Google Play Store -- and it wants everyone to know it's not happy ...
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Huawei's P40 Pro+ packs the craziest camera in a phone yet
After months of rumors and speculation, Huawei's P40 Series is finally here, made up of three models. Once again, Huawei ...
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Android malware found farming ads for cash in kids' apps on Google's Play Store
A new malware family, dubbed Tekya, has infected multiple children's Android apps, farming ad clicks to earn money. Cybersecurity ...
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WhatsApp may let you set a self-destruct timer on private messages
Your WhatsApp conversations may soon become a little more ephemeral. A recent Beta of the app introduced to the Google Play ...
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Google Play now has dark mode — here's how to turn it on
I get it when it comes to WhatsApp, Messenger, Gmail and Instagram, but you must be an absolute specimen of a human to want ...
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How to turn any long read into a fake podcast with Google Assistant
Hate reading? Us too. But thanks to Google, you can now ask Assistant to read out pretty much anything on the web — from ...
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Google removes 'nearly 600' apps from the Play Store over annoying ads
Google is cracking down on apps on the Google Play Store with the most obnoxious ads. The company today announced it had ...
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Microsoft just combined Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single handy Android app
Most of us have more apps than we need on our phones, so I've always been a little annoyed that reading Microsoft Word, Excel, ...
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YouTube Music might soon allow you to upload songs to library
One of the standout features in the Google Play Music streaming service is the cloud library, which lets you ...
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Google paid out $6.5 million in bug bounties in 2019
Google says $500,000 of the $6.5 million it awarded researchers in bug bounties in 2019 went to charity — that's five times ...
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Don’t update Twitter for Android — it crashes (but you can fix it)
Twitter has advised users against downloading the to the latest version of the app on Android because it crashes. Here's ...
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WhatsApp finally gets dark mode on Android — here's how to enable it
WhatsApp is finally getting dark mode on mobile — but only for Android for the time being, so iPhone users will have to ...
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Google lifts ban on Ethereum wallet app it thought was mining cryptocurrency
On Wednesday, Google restored Ethereum app MetaMask, after it mistakenly removed it from its Play Store for believing it ...
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Dodgy Google Chrome extension reportedly causes $16K crypto theft
A malicious Google Chrome extension has reportedly cost one user Ledger user around $16,000 worth of the cryptocurrency Zcash. ...
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How Huawei powered through a tough 2019 and came out on top
Huawei has had a tough year. The company’s fight with the US government impacted its business across the globe, but this ...
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Popular Android apps are shipping with outdated bug-ridden software
Researchers have found that several popular Android apps, including Facebook, Instagram and WeChat, come with outdated software ...
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Google forges new 'app defense alliance' to fix Android malware menace
Google officially announces a partnership with cybersecurity firms ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to catch sketchy apps before ...
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Sketchy Android keyboard app with 40M downloads makes money off unauthorized purchases
Android third-party keyboard app Ai.type has been found to stealthily sign up users for millions of unauthorized purchases ...
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Apple and Google remove 50+ apps that served malicious ads
Apple and Google have cumulatively removed over 50 apps from their respective mobile app stores that were found serving malicious ...
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VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users
Four Android apps with cumulative installs of more than 500 million have been found to serve disruptive ads outside the apps. ...
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WhatsApp for Android has mysteriously disappeared from Google Play [Update: It's back]
WhatsApp, one of the world's most popular privacy-oriented messengers, has suddenly disappeared from Google Play — and ...
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Android users suckered for $100s by basic calculator and QR code scanning apps
Fleeceware apps on Google Play were found to abuse the Play Store policies and grossly charge users hundreds of dollars for ...
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Google Play Pass isn't Android's answer to Apple Arcade
Welp, that didn't take long. Within days of Apple launching its Arcade game subscription services, Google's responded with ...
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Google purges 24 malware-ridden apps that were downloaded 500,000 times
A new malware campaign called Joker targeting Android has been found to engage in ad fraud at least since early June 2019. ...
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Malware found in CamScanner's document scanning Android app, which has over 100M downloads
Kaspersky Lab finds that CamScanner app contained a malicious module that pushed ads or downloaded apps surreptitiously onto ...
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Huawei might launch the Mate 30 without Play Store and Google apps (Update: arriving September 19)
Chinese manufacturer Huawei's upcoming flagships – the Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro – will be released without official ...
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Open-source spyware bypasses Google Play defenses — twice
ESET researchers have discovered the first known instance of an open-source spyware bypassing the internet giant's Play Store ...
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Google has removed 7 'stalkerware' apps from its Play Store
Google has pulled seven tracking apps from the Play Store after Avast found they allowed people to stalk on their employees, ...
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Instagram and WhatsApp get a 'from Facebook' stamp to remind you who's boss
To be honest, I'm kind of impressed Facebook held out this long. After buying WhatsApp and Instagram several years ago, ...
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Google Play hosted 205 harmful apps with over 32M installs last month alone
It seems Google is losing the battle against sketchy Android software big time: there were 205 harmful apps with over 32 ...
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YouTube is the world's top-grossing video app with $138M in user spending
Google must be happy. YouTube is the world's top-grossing app in the photo and video software category for a second quarter ...
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It's 2019 and Google still can't keep malware out of its Android app store
Symantec researchers find a new app that advertised itself as an unofficial version of Telegram app — only to push malicious ...
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Google Play hosted phishing apps impersonating Turkish cryptocurrency exchange
Malicious apps impersonating Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk are circumventing Google’s recently adopted security ...
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How to set a monthly budget for your Google Play purchases on Android
Google has updated its Play Store with a handy new feature that lets you set a monthly budget to help keep your app and digital ...
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This app collects wallpapers designed to hide Samsung Galaxy S10's camera
The Hidey Hole app for Samsung's Galaxy S10 collects hole-punch wallpapers from Reddit – so you can easily hide that hole. ...
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Google distributed malicious Chrome app designed to steal your cryptocurrency
Be wary if you come across ads for an airdrop, distributing tokens for cryptocurrency exchange Huobi: someone might be trying ...
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The best ways to move your music from Apple Music or Google Play Music to Spotify
Spotify’s just launched in India, and I’m excited to try it out. However, I’ve been an Apple Music subscriber for over ...
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Verizon is testing a game streaming service targeting Android devices
The Verge reports that Verizon is the latest company to throw its hat into the game streaming ring, with a view to make it ...
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Google twists Samourai Wallet's arm to disable privacy features
Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet provider, is temporarily disabling some of its privacy-related features following a request ...
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How to install Google Play on your Chinese version Honor Magic 2 phone
Here's how to get the Honor Magic 2 to play nice in the West.
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Google now lets you donate to charities through the Play store
Google is giving users a chance to give back to the community by introducing donations through Google Play. Android users ...
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Google removes 2 popular Android apps that enabled click fraud
Google finally The search giant removed CM File manager and Kika keyboard apps after an internal investigation for ad fraud ...
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Spotify is giving away free Google Home Mini speakers to some paid subscribers
Spotify today announced a partnership with Google that doles out free hardware to certain paid subscribers. As of today, ...
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All Android phones should run stock OS (including you Samsung!)
Countless consumers around the globe cherish the customization options available to them when it comes to their smartphones, ...
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8 nifty, new apps that will help you save money
No matter where your income-to-spending ratio currently sits, one thing remains true — you can save more money. Even if ...
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John McAfee's 'unhackable' Bitcoin wallet (allegedly) got hacked
John McAfee threw down the gauntlet last week when claiming his newly-created Bitcoin wallet, Bitfi, was "unhackable." It ...
