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8 killer Android apps you won't find on the Play Store

Who needs the Play Store?

Android is getting third-party app stores, and you should cancel your app subscriptions right now

Google's monopoly is cracking ...
Android Authority

Google finally opens up the Play Store's gates in the US

Google is opening up the Play Store in the US, allowing users to download apps and make payments outside it starting October 29, 2025. Developers can now link to external app stores or payment options ...
Engadget

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some ...
Wired

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...
MUO on MSN

Your Android TV is hiding hundreds of apps the Play Store won't show you — here's how it get them

Sideloading is the Android TV feature you are not using.