F-Droid offers free, open-source apps, but requires learning to navigate. Like GIMP, it's worth the challenge once mastered. APKMirror provides a trusted library of ...

F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to ...

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

Walmart-backed PhonePe is set to launch its Android app store this week with zero commission for in-app purchases for developers. The app store is based on Indus OS’ tech, a company that PhonePe ...

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Start your week right, with our quick take on the stories that are impacting the mobile industry right now. To help get you primed and ready for another week in mobile gaming, we’ve curated the ...

The game publisher alleges Samsung and Google are breaking US law by prohibiting app store alternatives on Samsung devices with features like Auto Blocker. Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung ...

What just happened? Never one to shy away from a lawsuit against some of the tech world's biggest players, Epic Games is now suing Google (again) and Samsung over an alleged coordinated effort to ...

Although Google may want its Play Store to be the only app store in town, it has some solid competition. Still, Google has the upper hand, as the Google Play Store is pre-installed on almost every ...