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The beta Android app version of Microsoft Designer will allow users to create items like social media posts, blogs, and much more with a few text prompts via its generative AI features.

OpenAI has officially announced the ChatGPT app for Android, just a couple of months after it first announced the app for iOS devices. The company has also opened pre-registration on the Play Store.

Google is cautiously allowing Android app developers to add NFTs into their apps and games. It has worked on a new policy that will ensure NFTs are offered in a safe and trustworthy manner.

Google has been asked by India's anti-trust watchdog to provide details related to its user choice billing program after companies alleged that Google had been charging up to 26 percent commission.

In response to European Union's GDPR, Google developed this platform for developers on both Android and iOS. Checks is supposed to simplify privacy and reduce cost for developers.

Google Play Store is about to get a new rival app store in India. The new platform is being developed by fintech giant PhonePe which expects to put its app store on various Android OEMs after launch.

A reporter for the Austrian website derStandard points out that Google's agreements for adding the Play Store to Android phones also means they must include Google Search as the default.

Mojang is finally bringing blocky worlds of Minecraft to Google's Chromebooks. The game is now available via the Google Play Store as an early access title on select Chromebook models.

Microsoft has pushed an update to SwiftKey Keyboard on Android, introducing a couple of new features. The version of the app adds Unicode 15 emojis and a new keyboard theme called Fluent Adaptive.

In a new interview, Microsoft's Xbox head Phil Spencer says it wants to be a "credible third-party alternative" when it comes to app stores on mobile devices but it may take a while

A new report from the US Government's Department of Commerce has recommended changes to Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store to help stop "harmful" issues for consumers and app developers.

After being fined $161.59 million in October on the basis of anticompetitiveness by the Competition Commission in India, Google has charged an appeal that the order threatens its market in India.

An Android threat campaign using fraudulent educational apps was recently found. It can capture various Facebook information such as profile name, email address, password, and phone number.

Google has announced that developers should convert their APK apps on Android/Google TV to the Android App Bundle (AAB) format soon or risk getting their apps hidden from the device.

An update to the Google Play Store will now ask users to update their app if it crashes. Google Play will also have new formats for search results and automatic updates over mobile data connections.

Following the early success of its user choice billing pilot for the Google Play Store, Google has decided to expand the program to more countries. Spotify is rolling out its implementation today too.

Google has been handed a $113 million fine by India's antitrust watchdog for forcing consumers and developers to use only its own billing mechanisms for purchases from the Google Play Store.

Here we have a look at Google Opinion Rewards. It's a survey app made by Google that lets you earn a bit of credit on the Google Play Store on Android or to withdraw as cash through PayPal on iOS.

Meta has warned one million Facebook users who may have had their accounts compromised through a fraudulent iOS or Android app. The apps required users to sign in in order for the app to "work."

Outlook Lite for Android has landed on the Google Play Store. It is currently available in select emerging markets, weighs in at just 5MB and offers core Outlook functionality across any network.

Around 1.5 million apps may get removed from the App Store and Play Store. A report says these apps may not have the latest privacy and security features and, therefore, may get removed.

Google has published a detailed defense against Match Group's claims that its Play billing mechanism allows it to monopolize the market. It has accused the lawsuit campaign of being cynical and false.

Google has announced that paid apps in the Play Store can't be downloaded or updated in Russia anymore. This is apparently being done due to "compliance" efforts but free apps are exempt.

Nothing Launcher (Beta) is now available on Google Play Store. However, not everyone can download the app as it's available for select Galaxy and Pixel handsets. OnePlus phones will support it soon.

Google has revealed that it banned over 190,000 malicious and spammy developers from the Play Store last year. Similarly, 1.2 million apps that violated Play Store policies were also removed.

Google has announced a new data safety section for apps on the Play Store. Developers will be required to answer some questions about how they will use data collected from their app.

Google is effectively killing off third-party call recorder apps in the Play Store by restricting access to its Accessibility APIs which were being used by developers to circumvent Google's policies.

Nox APP Player is a free, easy to use Android emulator. Play games, run apps, and enjoy a full Android experience on your PC.

Netflix has started testing its gaming service for Android users in Poland. Two Stranger Things titles can now be downloaded from the Play Store at no additional cost for Netflix subscribers.

In a bid to make the internet a safer space for teenagers, Google is making changes to many of its major products. SafeSearch will be enabled by default for teens and YouTube uploads will be private.

Developers now have up until March 31, 2022, to integrate Google Play billing into their apps if they sell digital goods. However, developers will have to file an appeal for an extension.

The analyst SensorTower has revealed that TikTok has become the first third-party app outside the Facebook ecosystem to reach 3 billion downloads on the App Store and the Google Play Store.