Google is building higher fences around its Play Store, as the fast and loose world of sideloading comes under increasing pressure. If Android is to narrow the security gap to iPhone, then this is a ...

The Google Play Store now has the capacity to allow your Android phone to download and install two apps simultaneously. This means you no longer have to wait for one app to finish installing before ...

Play Store alternatives that actually respect your privacy.

This is, of course, an improvement, but it still feels like a missed chance. Why? Well, you still can’t update more than one app at the same time. That would be a ...

This free, open-source app can silently update apps in the background.

If you’ve upgraded to Windows 11, you may have heard about native Android emulation, which will let you run Android apps on Windows 11 without needing to install a third-party app. Unfortunately, this ...

Galaxy S25 Play Store not downloading apps after update usually points to a broken Google service cache, a download queue glitch, or a network restriction introduced after the firmware change. This ...

For as long as I can remember, Play Store downloads queue up and download one by one. Well, that has finally changed. Image: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate ...

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Android has an app problem, that much is clear. But it’s changing. Last year, Google made clear that low-quality apps would be purged from its store. And that means removing many of the apps most ...