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Android and open source are closely intertwined. In fact, most open-source fans I know also use Android. Coincidence? I think not. One nice thing about Android is that the Google Play Store has lots ...

A federal judge has ordered Google to open its app store to rivals and give Android users more choice when it comes to downloading apps. Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in the Epic and ...

According to the screenshots shared by Mishaal Rahman, the updated Google Play Store app now has a toggle for the “Automatically open after install” option. This feature shows up after you hit the ...

Senators Marsha Blacburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill that would force app store owners like Apple ...

Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full ...

The internet giant was ordered by a federal judge to make a series of changes to address its anticompetitive conduct. By Nico Grant Reporting from San Francisco In December, a federal jury in San ...

Big Tech's grip on the app economy is under fire again as lawmakers reintroduce the bipartisan "Open App Markets Act" aimed at breaking Apple and Google's app store dominance. On Tuesday, June 24, U.S ...

Google might restore a useful Pixel Launcher shortcut that lets you type the name of an app and quickly open it without leaving the keyboard. At the moment, typing anything into the Pixel Launcher is ...

Google is asking the court for an emergency stay following Epic’s big win. Google is asking the court for an emergency stay following Epic’s big win. is a senior editor and founding member of The ...