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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 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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  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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  Google Reportedly Stops Generating Fat APKs, Making Sideloading Android Apps More Tedious

  Google introduced the Android App Bundle at the I/O 2018 event, enabling developers to build their apps as bundles. Following this change, Google Play Store only downloaded the specific portions it needed during app installation. However, this only applied to apps downloaded via the store, with sideloading apps still allowing fat APKs. A recent cla...

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  Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Available on Amazon Fire TV Stick With the Xbox App

  Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on the Amazon Fire TV Stick courtesy of the new Xbox app. Starting this month, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can take advantage of the platform’s cloud gaming services to play their favourite Xbox titles on the Amazon Fire TV Stick, without requiring a dedicated Xbox console.

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  Google Photos Crosses 10 Billion Download Milestone on the Play Store

  Google Photos – the image manager and storage app for Android devices – has now surpassed 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. Since its launch in 2015, it has become a widely used platform which performs as a photo gallery application on Android smartphones.

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  Assassin's Creed Mirage Now Available on iPhone, iPad; Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Coming to Mac

  Assassin’s Creed Mirage is now available on the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPad. The open-world action-adventure title, which first launched on consoles and PC in October 2023, can be downloaded and played on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad Air and iPad Pro with the M1 chip or later. Ubisoft also announced two other titles for Apple...

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  Android 15 Might Allow Third-Party Camera Apps to Offer Improved Video Stabilisation

  Android 15 may let third-party apps offer a video stabilisation feature via an extension that could allow them to offer improved video recording capabilities. Google's code for Android 15 suggests the arrival of a new 'extension' for alternative camera apps downloaded from the Play Store to access the same algorithms used by the default camera app ...

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  Google Wallet App With Support for Passes, Tickets Launched in India; to Operate Alongside Google Pay

  Google Wallet has been launched in India and the app will offer support for local services in the country. The search giant says that it has partnered with over 20 companies in India, including PVR, Inox, Air India, Indigo, Flipkart, MakeMyTrip, Easemytrip, Ixigo, and Pine Labs to enable support for storing digital passes, tickets, and documents in...

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  Microsoft Finds Major Security Flaw ‘Dirty Stream’ in Android Apps Totalling Billions of Downloads

  Microsoft discovered a major security vulnerability in multiple Android apps last week that could be exploited to gain unauthorised access to apps and sensitive data on the device. Interestingly, this security flaw does not come from the system codes, but an improper usage of a particular system by developers that can lead to loopholes that are pro...

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  Assassin's Creed Mirage to Launch on iPhone 15 Pro, iPad on June 6

  Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the open-world action-adventure title from Ubisoft, will launch on iOS devices on June 6, the studio has announced. First announced for Apple devices in September last year, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will arrive on the App Store for iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad Air and iPad Pro with M1 chip or later, making ...