Category: play store

Google's security measures failed to find Android malware in Play Store

Post author By Randall
Post date March 24, 2020
Categories In ad fraud, app, check point, gear, Google, malware, play store, Security, Tech, tekya

[ad_1] Google may have introduced a number of security measures to prevent malicious apps from appearing in the Play Store, but they're not watertight. New analysis from Check Point shows that earlier this year, malware was lurking within 56 apps that had b… [ad_2] Source link

Google will review Android apps that request background location info

Post author By Randall
Post date February 19, 2020
Categories In Android, android 11, gear, Google, google play, location, Mobile, play store, Privacy, Tech

[ad_1] The policy will change in April, but developers can ask for feedback on their use cases starting in May. There will also be a grace period for the first few months. Only new apps will need background location approval when August 3rd arrives, but Google will start removing existing apps without that approval on […]

Google pulls alleged UAE spying app ToTok from the Play Store, again

Post author By Randall
Post date February 17, 2020
Categories In Android, gear, Google, google play, google play store, Mobile, play store, Security, spying, spyware, Tech, totok, uae

[ad_1] Google confirmed to TechCrunch that it did remove ToTok from the Play Store, but didn’t say why. The company did, however, make it clear that the app wasn’t pulled due to an outside request from, for example, a government agency. TechCrunch speculates that a policy violation is what caused the app to be removed. […]

Android saw a 98 percent drop in apps asking for call and text data

Post author By Randall
Post date February 12, 2020
Categories In Android, gear, Google, google play, google play store, Internet, Mobile, play store, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The internet pioneer also pointed to “improved vetting mechanisms” that stopped 790,000 policy-breaking apps from reaching the Play Store, and a May 2019 policy that asked developers to say whether or not apps were targeted at kids. Malware appeared to have ben kept at bay, too, with Google Play Protect blocking over 1.9 billion […]

EA is shutting down its mobile ‘Tetris’ games

Post author By Randall
Post date January 22, 2020
Categories In app store, business, ea, electronic arts, Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, mobile game, mobile gaming, play store, retiring, Tech, tetris, tetris 2011, tetris blitz

[ad_1] EA hasn’t given an explanation for retiring the games. It did say, “we have had an amazing journey with you so far but sadly, it’s time to say goodbye.” The decision likely comes down to licensing. EA was once the exclusive Tetris license holder, but that expired a while ago, and it appears EA […]

Opera accused of offering predatory loans through Android apps

Post author By Randall
Post date January 19, 2020
Categories In Android, app, apps, banking, cashbean, finance, gear, Google, google play, google play store, Internet, loan, Mobile, okash, opay, opera, opesa, play store, predatory loans, Tech

[ad_1] The conditions only got worse for borrowers who missed their payments. Falling short by just a day could raise the APR as high as 876 percent. Also, the apps reportedly scraped phone contacts to harass family, friends and others with calls and texts in hopes this would pressure customers into paying up. These same […]

Google announces the top Play Store downloads of 2019

Post author By Randall
Post date December 3, 2019
Categories In ablo, Android, av, avengers endgame, call of duty, call of duty: mobile, Entertainment, gadgetry, Game Of Thrones, Google, google play, google play store, Marvel, Mobile, play store, Tech

[ad_1] Google Play users voted for their favorite downloads in each category. Call of Duty: Mobile ranked as the top game, and GlitchCam — which adds ’90s-style effects to your videos — was voted as the top app. Avengers: Endgame was voters’ favorite movie, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was their favorite […]

Stadia hits Google’s Play Store ahead of its debut this month

Post author By Randall
Post date November 8, 2019
Categories In Android, app, game streaming, gamestreaming, Gaming, Google, google pixel, google play, google play store, google stadia, googlepixel, googleplay, googleplaystore, googlestadia, Mobile, pixel, play store, playstore, stadia, Tech

[ad_1] You’ll be able to use the app, which will eventually be available on iOS and other Android devices, to manage your account and controllers, buy titles and start games on Chromecast Ultra. Once you’ve signed in with a Google account, it’ll ask you for an invite code from the Stadia Founders or Premiere Edition […]

Google’s Play Points program rewards you for downloading apps

Post author By Randall
Post date November 4, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, google play, Mobile, play points, play store, rewards, rewards program, services, Tech

[ad_1] To join the program, launch the Play Store app on your Android smartphone and then tap the three lines icon located inside the search bar at the top interface. You’ll then see a menu item called “Play Points.” The program is free to join, and you can earn points on everything you buy from […]

Google bans predatory payday loan apps from the Play Store

Post author By Randall
Post date October 12, 2019
Categories In apps, gear, Google, google play, Internet, Mobile, payday, payday lending, payday loans, play store, Tech

[ad_1] Apple doesn’t have a similar ban, but told the WSJ that it routinely reviews its App Store rules to “address new or emerging issues.” To no one’s surprise, affected lenders aren’t happy — this forces them to either offer lower rates or bow out entirely. Online Lenders Alliance CEO Mary Jackson repeatedly maintained that […]