I stopped relying on Google Play for apps, and here's what I switched to

This app store made me forget Google Play ...
Forbes

Google Play Store Warning—Do Not Install These Free Apps

New warning for millions of Play Store users. Google is on a mission to enhance security for Android users, narrowing the infamous gap to Apple’s more secure, more private iPhone. Play Store is key to ...
Engadget

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some ...
Gizmodo

Google Play Store Finally Raises Its App Standards, Apps Have to Actually Work

As an open-source platform, Android has always been a Wild West of sorts regarding apps. Apple requires app makers to meet rigorous standards before apps can be published in the App Store; for Android ...
The Verge

Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once

Google Play Store can now download, install, and update multiple Android apps simultaneously. Previously, if you attempted to run all your updates manually, Play Store would only process a single app ...
9to5Google

Gemini’s new Google Play Store integration lets you chat to find Android apps, games

As previewed at I/O 2026, the Gemini app on Android now integrates with the Google Play Store. This new “connected app” lets ...