Struggling to find the right app for the job? Google Play’s new tool has some ideas for you

The Google Play Store is rolling out an AI-powered app explorer to help you find the right apps through category suggestions. Read More

Google Play Store gets a boost from Gemini to help with new app recommendations

Google has done quite a bit of housekeeping on the Play Store, but even now, there's just way too much to sift through if you're looking for something specific. However, it looks like the Play Store ... Read More

These 224 Malicious Apps Managed to Bypass the Play Store's Anti-Malware Checks

G oogle and Apple’s app stores both have a reputation for being pretty trustworthy these days. It’s easy to assume that if an app is in either the iPhone App Store or the Google Play Store, it’s safe ... Read More

Google to verify all Android devs to protect users from malware

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called ‘Developer Verification’ to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. For apps on ... Read More

Google just wiped hundreds of Play Store apps running a huge fraud campaign

Bad apps can hide in plain sight, and Google just pulled the plug on one of the biggest ad fraud operations we’ve seen in a while. Bleeping Computer reports security researchers from HUMAN’s Satori ... Read More

Google Removes 224 Android Apps Used in SlopAds Fraud Campaign – How to Stay Safe

SlopAds ad fraud scheme were pulled from Google Play. Make sure your phone stays clean and secure moving forward ... Read More

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ... Read More