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5 Android productivity apps I discovered outside of the Play Store that solve real problems

I went beyond Play Store and found these gems ...

5 Surprisingly Useful Android Apps That Aren't On The Play Store

While the Play Store hosts millions of apps, many useful ones are missing from the platform. Here are the best apps available ...

I spent a week without the Google Play Store, and I barely survived

Android lets you ditch the Play Store. But should you really do that? I tried it for a week so you don't have to.

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...

South Korea watchdog says Google stifled Android app store competition

South Korea's antitrust regulator has accused Google (GOOG) of abusing its dominant position in the Android app marketplace to stifle competition and said it will seek corrective measures and ...
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Amazon's App Store On Android Is Closing: When And What You Need To Know

Amazon announced it is shutting down its 'Amazon Appstore for Android' this summer as part of a broader effort to streamline and improve its services and programs. The app store was never nearly as ...

Google May Add Play Store Alerts For Removed Android Apps

Code discovered in a pre-release Play Store build suggests Google may add alerts for apps removed from the marketplace.
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Amazon to shut down its Android app store later this year

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...