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Google Play is Google's digital distribution platform, and serves as the app store for Android mobile devices. Alongside apps, Google Play is also a digital media distribution platform for music, video, books and more.

WhatsApp for Android has mysteriously disappeared from Google Play [Update: It’s back]
  • Google

WhatsApp for Android has mysteriously disappeared from Google Play [Update: It’s back]

  • Mix
  • 5 years ago
172 malicious apps with 335M+ installs found on Google Play
  • Google

172 malicious apps with 335M+ installs found on Google Play

  • Mix
  • 5 years ago
Android users suckered for $100s by basic calculator and QR code scanning apps
  • Mobile app

Android users suckered for $100s by basic calculator and QR code scanning apps

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 5 years ago

Google Play Pass isn’t Android’s answer to Apple Arcade
  • Apple

Google Play Pass isn’t Android’s answer to Apple Arcade

  • Rachel Kaser
  • 5 years ago
2 malware-infected photo apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Google Play
  • Google

2 malware-infected photo apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Google Play

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 5 years ago
VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users
  • Security

VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 5 years ago
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will ship without Google Play. That might not be a bad thing
  • Gear

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will ship without Google Play. That might not be a bad thing

  • Matthew Hughes
  • 5 years ago
Google purges 24 malware-ridden apps that were downloaded 500,000 times
  • Google

Google purges 24 malware-ridden apps that were downloaded 500,000 times

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 5 years ago
Huawei might launch the Mate 30 without Play Store and Google apps (Update: arriving September 19)
  • Google

Huawei might launch the Mate 30 without Play Store and Google apps (Update: arriving September 19)

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Malware found in CamScanner’s document scanning Android app, which has over 100M downloads
  • Android

Malware found in CamScanner’s document scanning Android app, which has over 100M downloads

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 6 years ago
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