Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google said U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order,

Google Play Store is testing a fixed app header with an easy to reach Install button, making it easy to install apps even with long listings.

We’ve already seen a report from Statista, which showed that as of June 2024, the number of Play Store apps available was down a almost a million apps year-on-year, albeit at 1.7 million titles, there remains an expansive attack surface as the constant game of cat and mouse between bad actors and Google’s security team continues.

Small developers may be winners after a judge's ruling in the long legal battle between Epic Games and Google. The tech giant must allow consumers more choices on its app store.

Google's push for big screens will include a (hopefully dramatic) Play Store redesign. The cryptographic key proves an update is legit, assuming your OEM doesn't lose it. Estimates have Google Play cutting 869,000 apps and Apple removing 650,000.

The court-mandated overhaul is meant to prevent Google from walling off competition in the Android app market as part of an effort to protect a commission system that has been a boon for one of the world's most prosperous companies and helped elevate the market value of its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to $2 trillion.

U.S. District Judge James Donato issued the injunction after “Fortnite” maker Epic Games convinced a jury that Google illegally monopolized app distribution and in-app payments on Android devices. Google, a unit of Alphabet, contends that complying with the order would harm the company and has filed an appeal.

Google Play Store could soon show a warning when downloading apps with older watch faces. It could soon also show your Play Points at the app download page.

Citing US restrictions, Google removed Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software from the Play Store and terminated its developer account in the days leading up to the September 29th deadline of the restrictions, according to a Kaspersky blog post yesterday.

This would be particularly handy for installing an app after reading reviews and details, all without having to scroll back to the top of the listing. The Google Play Store is loaded with apps — as many as 3.

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