Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

Google Play Store is a pre-installed app for Android operating system that ... the Google Play Store icon disappears and you won't be able to access it from your Android phone.

In October 2024, U.S. District Judge James Donato ordered Google to open up Google Play and carry third-party app stores, and allow those third-party developers to have access to Google Play’s catalog ...

Google prevented over 2.3 million malicious Android apps from being published on the Play Store in 2024, in addition to adding new safety features.