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The internet giant was ordered by a federal judge to make a series of changes to address its anticompetitive conduct. By Nico Grant Reporting from San Francisco In December, a federal jury in San ...

Google must open up the Android app store, Google Play, to competition for at least three years, a US judge ruled Monday. The ruling is the latest legal blow to the tech giant, which has already faced ...

Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full ...

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Google is working on a reminder feature for the Play Store that will remind you to open the app you’ve just downloaded but haven’t opened yet. The reminder will be sent within 24 hours of downloading ...

The Google Play Store could soon automatically open apps after they are installed. The user will see a notification when it happens. App Auto Open is an optional feature that can be toggled on/off.

Google has to open up the Play Store. On Monday, US District Judge James Donato issued a permanent injunction forcing the company to open its storefront to competitors for three years and make Android ...

In a momentous decision that could chip away at Google’s firm control of its Android app store, a federal jury said Monday evening that Google’s app marketplace is an illegal monopoly. The verdict in ...

According to the screenshots shared by Mishaal Rahman, the updated Google Play Store app now has a toggle for the “Automatically open after install” option. This feature shows up after you hit the ...

Senators Marsha Blacburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill that would force app store owners like Apple ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has offered to give Android app makers a choice of billing systems in the UK, the country’s competition regulator said. “By breaking the link between app developers’ access to ...