Trade EU opens antitrust probe into Play Store’s billing guidelines The European Commission will investigate whether developer fees and billing terms put forth by Google’s Play Store are adequate 4 Aug
Life Google Play to trial alternative billing system in ‘app store first’ Trial follows new law in South Korea preventing big app operators from forcing developers to use their platform’s payment systems 24 Mar
Trade South Korea passes landmark bill to curb app payment monopolies The bill effectively prevents companies like Google and Apple from charging commissions on in-app purchases 1 Sep
Pro Covid-19 tracker apps ‘extremely troubling’ Data privacy concerns raised by TCD researchers 23 Jul
Life Thousands of dodgy copycat apps identified in Google Play Store Two-year study discovers 2040 malware-laden apps 25 Jun
Life Malicious adware found in 238 Google Play Store apps Millions of handsets potentially affected by lax controls 6 Jun
Life Google Play Music and YouTube Red may merge into the single streaming service YouTube global music chief hints single streaming offering on the way 28 Jul
Life Google Play Store experiments with glanceable features Top Features section to focus on key details about each app 16 Aug
Life New malware purports to be WhatsApp, Uber and Google Play Malicious app has spread through phishing campaigns over SMS 29 Jun
Life Minecraft used as cover to push Android scareware apps on Google Play Up to 3m users might have downloaded bogus apps, says Eset 26 May
Life Google Play gift cards go on sale Range of retailers now offering gift cars for online store 18 Nov
Life Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store Wallpaper Dragon Ball, Finger Hockey were cited among the most downloaded malicious apps 20 Feb
Life O2 introduces ‘charge to mobile’ for Google Play Over 100 local businesses already signed up to payments service 4 Dec
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