Is Aptoide safe? I tried Android's first alternative app store on Google Play - and it's a mess ...

Although Google may want its Play Store to be the only app store in town, it has some solid competition. Still, Google has the upper hand, as the Google Play Store is pre-installed on almost every ...

Alternative app store Skich has become available on Android following its launch on iOS in the European Union earlier this year. The Android version of the store is currently onboarding developers, ...

While sideloading might be a bit harder in 2026 than in the past, it still remains one of the most distinctive features of Android compared to more locked-down platforms like iOS. This not only lets ...

You may have encountered situations where an app on your device shows “this item is not available in your country”; or after an update, new features become slower ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

Aptoide Games becomes the first rival Android app store distributed through Google Play in the US, following court-ordered changes from Epic v. Google.

As part of a settlement with Epic, Google is introducing support for “Registered App Stores” starting with Android 17. Certified third-party stores will utilize a “single store install screen” that ...

Alternative app store Aptoide has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that it maintains an "anticompetitive chokehold" over third-party app stores. As Reuters reports, the lawsuit was ...

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A federal judge ordered Google to strip anticompetitive warnings blocking third-party app stores on Android. Here's what ...