CNET

You'll Be Able to See on X's User Profiles if Someone Is Using a VPN

The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location. Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform ...
Bleeping Computer

Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...
SlashGear

Android User With A MacBook? Here's How I Made It Work As A Busy Tech Writer

Apple's ecosystem approach to its product line ensures that they all work seamlessly together. However, this can also lock you into its offerings, with some users calling it a "walled garden." Because ...
Ars Technica

Google settlement with Epic caps Play Store fees, boosts other Android app stores

Google has spent the last few years waging a losing battle against Epic Games, which accused the Android maker of illegally stifling competition in mobile apps. Losses in court left Google to make ...
gematsu

Nintendo Store app now available for iOS, Android

Nintendo has released the Nintendo Store app for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play. The app, which can be used to browse Nintendo systems, accessories, games, and merchandise, was ...
talkandroid.com

Play Store not showing up? Here’s how to install it on any Android device

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. Missing the Play ...
TechSpot

Google is "enhancing" Play Games profiles with more data collection (and some privacy controls)

A hot potato: Google Play Games has offered user profiles since 2013, but its latest update raises questions about how much data is really needed. The enhanced profiles will collect more information ...
The Verge

Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...
KSAT

Amazon to discontinue Appstore for Android: Here’s what you should know

FILE - The logo for Amazon.com Inc. is displayed on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, July 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (Richard Drew, AP) SAN ANTONIO – Amazon announced it would be ...
USA Today

The Amazon Appstore shuts down on Androids Aug. 20. Will you get a refund?

Amazon is set to shutter its Amazon Appstore on the Android operating system Wednesday, Aug. 20. The move, announced in February, shutters the mega-corporation's competitor to the Google Play store on ...
Android Authority

I'd pay for a decoy PIN and profile on my Android phone, and I'm not alone

A few days ago, my colleague Calvin shared an interesting fact about GrapheneOS: The custom ROM allows him to set a duress PIN that completely erases the phone when he enters it, including encryption ...