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Google Will Introduce Compulsory Developer Verification for Sideloaded Android Apps in 2026
Google will soon require all Android developers to get verified to make their apps available outside of the Play Store. The company said that this would enhance the security of Android devices, as currently users have the option to either sideload the apps onto their phones and tablets or download them directly from the Play Store.
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Nothing's Essential Space Updated With Ability to Share Memories, Flip-to-Record Audio Clips
Nothing Essential Space, the artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled hub for organising information, has now been updated with two new features. Triggered with the help of a dedicated AI button on the side, Essential Space allows users to quickly capture the information on the display to transcribe and summarise it.
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Garmin Announces Google Maps App With Support For Turn by Turn Navigation: All Details
Google Maps app is now available on Garmin smartwatches with turn-by-turn navigation. The app is available for free on the Connect IQ Store. It is to be noted that Google started rolling out turn-by-turn navigation for wearables running Wear OS in January 2023.
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Google NotebookLM App for Android and iOS Launched, Comes With Audio Overviews Feature
Google launched the standalone app for NotebookLM on both Android and iOS on Monday. Earlier this month, the Mountain View-based tech giant listed the app on both Google Play and the App Store and allowed users to pre-register for it. Nearly three weeks later, the app is now available on both operating systems and carries several of the core featur...
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Google's NotebookLM Android, iOS Apps Listed on App Stores Ahead of Launch at Google I/O 2025
Google listed the Android and iOS apps of NotebookLM on Thursday. These apps are currently not available for download, but those interested can pre-register, and the app will be automatically installed once it is launched. On the App Store, the app page says that it will go live on May 20, which is also the first day of Google I/O 2025.
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TikTok Returns on Apple, Google US App Stores as President Trump Delays Ban
US President Donald Trump has delayed a ban on TikTok. Owing to the development, the app has returned to the US app stores of Apple and Google. Although TikTok resumed service after Trump's assurances, Google and Apple kept the app removed from their US app stores.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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Google Play Store Developing Download Manager That Lists Recently Download Apps: Report
Google Play Store may be developing a new Download Manager which keeps a track and shows the recently downloaded apps on an Android device, according to a report. The feature was discovered during an APK teardown of a particular app version of the Google Play Store and is speculated to present Android users with a list that details the apps they h...
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Google Granted Request to Pause Order on Play Store Overhaul
Google's request to temporarily pause an order directing it to overhaul the Play Store to give consumers more choice over how they download software, was granted by a federal judge in California. The company had argued that the October 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android eco...
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Google Reportedly Working on Redesigned Play Store Listings With Fixed Header, Install Button
Google Play Store layout will reportedly be updated to simplify app installations on Android. The current design requires users to scroll to the top of an app's listing to install it. Recent Google Play store app code suggest that the company may redesign app listing headers, making the install button accessible even when browsing through longer ap...
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Google Wants US Judge's App Store Ruling Put on Hold
In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on November 1, would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security, and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Google API’s New Feature Allows Developers to Force App Downloads Through Play Store
Android has rolled out an API for developers which allows them to have more control over how their apps are downloaded, according to a report. The API – dubbed “Play Integrity” – is said to carry a new functionality that forces users to only download the app through the Google Play Store, effectively blocking sideloading.
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Google Play Store Now Supports Three App Downloads and Updates Simultaneously on Android
Android users are set to benefit from a Google Play Store change that aims to enhance the entire app download and updating process. Following this change, the store can download up to three apps or app updates simultaneously. It builds upon the functionality that the platform introduced in April, which allowed users to download up to two apps at on...
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US Judge Says "Monopolist" Google Can't Avoid App Store Reforms
A U.S. judge said he was planning to issue an order forcing Alphabet's Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, but would not micromanage the tech giant's business, following a jury verdict last year for "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.
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Google Will Introduce Compulsory Developer Verification for Sideloaded Android Apps in 2026
Google will soon require all Android developers to get verified to make their apps available outside of the Play Store. The company said that this would enhance the security of Android devices, as currently users have the option to either sideload the apps onto their phones and tablets or download them directly from the Play Store.
-
Nothing's Essential Space Updated With Ability to Share Memories, Flip-to-Record Audio Clips
Nothing Essential Space, the artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled hub for organising information, has now been updated with two new features. Triggered with the help of a dedicated AI button on the side, Essential Space allows users to quickly capture the information on the display to transcribe and summarise it.
-
Garmin Announces Google Maps App With Support For Turn by Turn Navigation: All Details
Google Maps app is now available on Garmin smartwatches with turn-by-turn navigation. The app is available for free on the Connect IQ Store. It is to be noted that Google started rolling out turn-by-turn navigation for wearables running Wear OS in January 2023.
-
Google NotebookLM App for Android and iOS Launched, Comes With Audio Overviews Feature
Google launched the standalone app for NotebookLM on both Android and iOS on Monday. Earlier this month, the Mountain View-based tech giant listed the app on both Google Play and the App Store and allowed users to pre-register for it. Nearly three weeks later, the app is now available on both operating systems and carries several of the core featur...
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Google's NotebookLM Android, iOS Apps Listed on App Stores Ahead of Launch at Google I/O 2025
Google listed the Android and iOS apps of NotebookLM on Thursday. These apps are currently not available for download, but those interested can pre-register, and the app will be automatically installed once it is launched. On the App Store, the app page says that it will go live on May 20, which is also the first day of Google I/O 2025.
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TikTok Returns on Apple, Google US App Stores as President Trump Delays Ban
US President Donald Trump has delayed a ban on TikTok. Owing to the development, the app has returned to the US app stores of Apple and Google. Although TikTok resumed service after Trump's assurances, Google and Apple kept the app removed from their US app stores.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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Google Play Store Developing Download Manager That Lists Recently Download Apps: Report
Google Play Store may be developing a new Download Manager which keeps a track and shows the recently downloaded apps on an Android device, according to a report. The feature was discovered during an APK teardown of a particular app version of the Google Play Store and is speculated to present Android users with a list that details the apps they h...
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Google Granted Request to Pause Order on Play Store Overhaul
Google's request to temporarily pause an order directing it to overhaul the Play Store to give consumers more choice over how they download software, was granted by a federal judge in California. The company had argued that the October 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android eco...
-
Google Reportedly Working on Redesigned Play Store Listings With Fixed Header, Install Button
Google Play Store layout will reportedly be updated to simplify app installations on Android. The current design requires users to scroll to the top of an app's listing to install it. Recent Google Play store app code suggest that the company may redesign app listing headers, making the install button accessible even when browsing through longer ap...
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Google Wants US Judge's App Store Ruling Put on Hold
In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on November 1, would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security, and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
-
Google API’s New Feature Allows Developers to Force App Downloads Through Play Store
Android has rolled out an API for developers which allows them to have more control over how their apps are downloaded, according to a report. The API – dubbed “Play Integrity” – is said to carry a new functionality that forces users to only download the app through the Google Play Store, effectively blocking sideloading.
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Google Play Store Now Supports Three App Downloads and Updates Simultaneously on Android
Android users are set to benefit from a Google Play Store change that aims to enhance the entire app download and updating process. Following this change, the store can download up to three apps or app updates simultaneously. It builds upon the functionality that the platform introduced in April, which allowed users to download up to two apps at on...
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US Judge Says "Monopolist" Google Can't Avoid App Store Reforms
A U.S. judge said he was planning to issue an order forcing Alphabet's Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, but would not micromanage the tech giant's business, following a jury verdict last year for "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.
