Google - Apps on Google Play

Google Will Now Require All App Publishers With Paid Apps Or In-App Purchases To Have An Address On File And Displayed Publicly In Google Play. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/09/18/google-will-now-require-all-app-publishers-with-paid-apps-or-in-app-purchases-to-have-an-address-on-file-in-google-play/ 200 comments 19/9/2014 technology

Google Play - App Statistics - AMA https://play.google.com/store/apps 35 comments 30/9/2014 gamedev

Google wants to see more gambling apps in the Play Store https://www.androidpolice.com/google-gambling-play-store-apps/ 78 comments 18/1/2024 android

App Store generated 93% more revenue than Google Play in Q3 https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/11/app-store-generated-93-more-revenue-than-google-play-in-q3/ 207 comments 11/10/2018 apple

Google Play, Android. How to gift an app to someone ? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/76aquw/google_play_android_how_to_gift_an_app_to_someone/ 5 comments 14/10/2017 techsupport

Google will soon delete apps with no privacy policies from Play Store - TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-will-soon-delete-apps-with-no-privacy-policies-from-play-store/ 21 comments 14/2/2017 technology

Google Play starts showing apps' actual download sizes https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/23/google-play-shows-apps-actual-download-sizes/?sr_source=facebook 9 comments 24/7/2016 technology

Google Bans User Testimonials in Play Store Apps http://www.ewtnet.com/2014/12/google-bans-user-testimonials-in-play.html 3 comments 25/12/2014 technology

Google pulls Hong Kong protest role-playing app https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/11/tech/google-hong-kong-protest/index.html 34 comments 12/10/2019 business

The Register: Google Play to ban Android VPN apps from interfering with ads. https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2022/08/30/google_play_vpn_rules_changed/ 26 comments 31/8/2022 duckduckgo

Google Play Store will soon show you how much apps know about you https://www.techradar.com/news/google-play-store-will-soon-show-you-how-much-apps-know-about-you 5 comments 20/10/2021 technology

Apple's App Store Generated Twice the Revenue of Google Play in 2017 https://sensortower.com/blog/app-revenue-and-downloads-2017 57 comments 5/1/2018 apple

Google is planning to remove millions of apps from the Play Store http://www.techradar.com/news/google-is-planning-to-remove-millions-of-apps-from-the-play-store 4 comments 9/2/2017 technology

'Flappy Bird' is being pulled from the App Store and Google Play tomorrow http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/8/5393208/flappy-bird-creator-says-hes-pulling-the-game-offline-tomorrow 203 comments 8/2/2014 technology

Can I gift apps or media through the Google Play Store? http://chromespot.com/2013/11/14/gift-apps-media-google-play-store/ 4 comments 14/11/2013 chrome

Scam apps have made more than $400 million on the App Store, Google Play https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/03/24/scam-apps-have-made-more-than-400-million-on-the-app-store-google-play 71 comments 25/3/2021 apple

Google Play Store shock alert as apps fail to stop malware on phones https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/770016/android-warning-google-play-store-shock-alert-as-apps-fail-to-stop-malware-on-phones 3 comments 7/4/2019 technology

Android WARNING: Dangerous Google Play Store apps discovered which can STEAL your money https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1039984/Android-warning-Google-Play-Store-apps-internet-banking-malware 3 comments 4/11/2018 technews

Apple's iOS App Store users spent $11.5 billion in Q4, 95% more than Google Play http://appleinsider.com/articles/18/01/26/apples-ios-app-store-users-spent-115-billion-in-q4-95-more-than-google-play 45 comments 27/1/2018 business

Google ordered to refund no less than $19M to people who made in-app purchases from the Play Store in case they were mistakenly purchased by a child. http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/140904googleplayorder.pdf 5 comments 18/12/2014 technology

The Nokia X has already been hacked to load Google Apps, Now and access the Play store http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/01/nokia-x-google-play/?ncid=rss_truncated 3 comments 1/3/2014 technology

Google suspends Chinese app Pinduoduo from Play store after malware is found https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pinduoduo-google-play-suspension-malware-chinese-shopping-app-tiktok/ 13 comments 21/3/2023 privacy

People are pissed: Google is apparently taking down all/most fediverse apps from the Play Store None 52 comments 28/8/2020 technology

36 states sue Google over how it manages its Play Store, alleging damage to both consumers and app developers https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/07/google-play-store-lawsuit/ 25 comments 9/7/2021 technology

Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Modi govt to set-up App Store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/aatmanirbhar-bharat-modi-govt-to-set-up-app-store-alternative-to-google-play-apple-app-store-895755.html 11 comments 4/10/2020 india

Researchers unearth malicious Google Play apps linked to active exploit hackers https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/researchers-unearth-malicious-google-play-apps-linked-to-active-exploit-hackers/ 3 comments 6/1/2020 technology

Telenor Users Can Buy Apps, Games on Google Play Store Using Mobile Balance https://propakistani.pk/2017/03/15/telenor-users-can-buy-apps-games-google-play-store-using-mobile-balance/ 26 comments 15/3/2017 pakistan

Google Play app revenue soared by about 100%, while iOS app revenue grew about 20% between the third and fourth quarters last year. http://bgr.com/2013/02/04/android-app-revenue-growth-315774/ 11 comments 4/2/2013 technology

Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-parler/google-suspends-parler-social-networking-app-from-play-store-apple-gives-24-hour-warning-idukkbn29d34n 35 comments 9/1/2021 politics

Remove China Apps Becomes Top Free App on Google Play in India Amidst Anti-China Sentiment https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/remove-china-apps-google-play-top-free-list-10-lakh-downloads-2238556 6 comments 1/6/2020 india

Google Removes Catalan Referendum App From Google Play After Catalan High Court Issues Take Down Order https://www.thespainreport.com/articles/1166-170929190146-google-removes-catalan-referendum-app-from-google-play-after-catalan-high-court-issues-take-down-order 73 comments 29/9/2017 worldnews

Fake Trezor iPhone App Scams User Out of $600,000 in Bitcoin. Scammers accomplish this by modifying their apps after they've been approved on Apple App Store & Google Play store. https://decrypt.co/63508/fake-trezor-iphone-app-scams-user-out-of-600000-in-bitcoin 7 comments 1/4/2021 btc

Debt and shame via Google Play – Illegal loan apps operating in the Google Play store have been harassing and publicly shaming Indian borrowers. https://restofworld.org/2021/debt-and-shame-via-google-play/ 7 comments 27/1/2021 india

Most of the Android antivirus apps in the Google Play store are complete BS and some may make your phone more likely to be infected by malware https://www.tomsguide.com/us/android-av-apps-bogus,news-29621.html 8 comments 12/3/2019 technology

PSA: Flat Hub now has over 200 apps like Kdenlive, Steam, Telegram, Google Play Music, Spotify, Blender, Skype, Etc https://flathub.org 29 comments 27/3/2018 linux_gaming

Google bans predatory payday loan apps from the Play Store - It's trying to prevent exploitative behavior, but companies aren't happy. https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/12/google-bans-payday-loan-apps-in-play-store/ 10 comments 13/10/2019 technology

Google customers win class-action status in lawsuit over app store prices - Customers claim that Google Play artificially inflated app prices. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/google-customers-win-class-action-status-in-lawsuit-over-app-store-prices/ 3 comments 1/12/2022 technology

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