The tech giant chalked up its success in keeping the Play Store clean to initiatives like developer verification as well as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ongoing Epic versus Google court case has ended and the judge has declared Google's Play app store an "illegal monopoly".

Google is using AI to block millions of harmful apps, crush scam tactics, and strengthen Play Protect, making Android safer.

Do not keep these apps. Republished on August 30 with new deletion update for Play Store apps. Google has now confirmed the deletion of 77 malicious apps from Play Store. But this is just the tip of ...

A judge has ordered Google to open up Android to rival third-party app stores. The ruling is part of Epic Games' blockbuster antitrust case against Google. Google said it plans to appeal the ruling ...

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, expanding Play Store and Android security enforcement.

In its latest Android app ecosystem safety report, Google said it prevented 1.75 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play in 2025. That is down from 2.36 million in 2024 and 2 ...

Google said it prevented 1.75 million bad apps from going live on Google Play during 2025, a figure that's down from previous ...

The rise in mental health issues has led many to use apps for support, but recent findings raise concerns about data security ...

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