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  Cab Company BluSmart Halts Services In Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru: Here's Why

  Electric cab service BluSmart has temporarily suspended its operations in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Although the app is available on the Play Store, it doesn't allow users to book or schedule rides until May 7.

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  Apple Follows Google in Blocking 14 Unregistered Crypto Exchange Apps in South Korea

  This week, Apple removed 14 crypto exchange apps from its App Store in South Korea for not being in compliance with the country’s licensing regime. KuCoin and MEXC are among the impacted apps. Unregistered crypto businesses lack government protection and can pose financial risks to the users – which is why South Korea believes in cutting access...

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  Android 16 Could Introduces Cloud Compilation for Quick App Installs on Low-End Devices

  Android 16 is the next big OS update for Android devices which is said to be released later this year. According to a report, it will bring a new feature aimed at making app installation faster. Dubbed Cloud Compilation, it targets low-end devices and offloads app compilations to the cloud, eliminating the need of running the dex2oat tool and makin...

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  Google to Ramp Up Android Security With New Features for App Developers

  Google is introducing measures to combat malicious and fraudulent apps on the Play Store. These include improved pre-review checks for developers, enhancing the Play Integrity API to block harmful apps outside the store, and expanded live threat detection to spot fake financial apps. Additionally, new badges will validate specific app categories, t...

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  Google Play Store Blocks 17 Unregistered Crypto Exchanges in South Korea, Apple May Follow

  Google Play has restricted access to 17 foreign crypto exchanges in South Korea, including KuCoin, in compliance with a regulatory directive. These exchanges can no longer be installed on Android devices within the country. The move aligns with South Korea’s efforts to regulate the digital asset market and enforce compliance among overseas platfo...

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  Nothing Phone 3a Series' Essential Space Hub Updated With Camera Capture Feature

  Nothing is rolling out an update to its AI-powered hub, Essential Space, featured in the newly launched Phone 3a and 3a Pro. The update introduces a Camera Capture feature that allows users to snap photos and extract key details using optical character recognition. Nothing says it plans to roll out more features for Essential Space in the coming mo...

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  Google Play Store Reportedly Lets Users Pause Play Protect When Sideloading Third-Party Apps

  Google is rolling out a new feature for the Play Store which makes it easier to sideload apps on Android devices, as per a new report. It lets users disable Play Protect, its cloud-based app-verification service, temporarily for a day instead of turning it off permanently, making sure that the devices don’t stay unprotected. The feature will repo...

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  Google Play Store Gets Widgets Page, Search Filter and More Features for Easy Widget Discovery

  Google on Monday announced updates to the Play Store which introduces new features that aim to make discovering and searching for widgets an easier experience. On Android, users can take advantage of a dedicated new filter for searching apps which offer widgets. Their presence will now also be indicated on the app’s detail page. The company has a...

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  Dor Play App With Support for 20+ OTT Subscriptions, 300+ Live TV Channels Launched in India

  Dor Play application was launched in India on Thursday for Android and iOS users by Streambox Media. The application offers access to more than 20 OTT platforms as well as over 300 live TV channels. Users can subscribe to the newly launched app instead of individually signing up for each streaming service or channel.

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  SparkCat Crypto Stealer Malware Infected Multiple Apps on Play Store, App Store

  Security researchers have discovered several apps on the App Store and Google Play infected with the SparkCat crypto stealer malware. The apps contained a malicious SDK using optical character recognition (OCR) to steal "crypto wallet recovery phrases" from users' screenshots. Notably, this is the first time such cryptocurrency-stealing malware has...

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  DeepSeek Blocked on App Store, Google Play Store in Italy

  DeepSeek could not be accessed on Wednesday in Apple and Google app stores in Italy. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said it had also requested information from DeepSeek about data processing in relation to Irish users.

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  Google Play Store Rolls Out Verified Badge for VPN Apps Focused on Privacy and Safety

  Google on Tuesday announced a new way for users to identify ‘trusted’ apps and make informed choices on the Play Store. Consumer-facing VPN apps that meet the user privacy and safety standards will now appear with a verified badge, in compliance with the Mountain View-based technology company’s Play safety and security guidelines Play safety ...

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  Google Play Store, Apple's App Store Remove Multiple VPN Applications in India: Report

  Several VPN apps have reportedly been removed from the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store in India, marking the first crackdown since the government issued rules in 2022, requiring VPN providers to collect and store customer details. Despite closing physical servers in response to a government order issued two years ago, some VPN providers sti...

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  Samsung Good Lock App Tipped to Be Available in All Countries With Stable One UI 7

  Samsung is expanding the availability of the Good Lock app with its latest Android 15-based update dubbed One UI 7, according to claims on social media. The app is a customisation suite for Galaxy smartphones that allows users to play around with various modules and add new functionalities which are not originally part of the feature-set. At presen...

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  Prepare To Remove TikTok From App Stores: US Lawmakers To Google, Apple

  The lawmakers asked Cook and Pichai to prepare to remove TikTok from their play stores by January 19. In their letter to the TikTok CEO, they urged Chew to "immediately execute a qualified divestiture".