A new leak suggests that 2.5 billion Google Play Store users could soon see apps disappear with the introduction of a new filter. But the unanswered question is why?

Google's building a new way to filter the apps you see in the Play Store, and we've got some questions about what it's for.

B ack in July, Google invited myself and other members of the press to an event centered around the Play Store. In addition to showcasing its new Collections widget, much of the d

The Play Store app purge focuses on lower-quality, likely higher-risk apps, most of which are free but which open users to malware or fraudulent ads or subs. And now, even when apps have not yet been flagged by Google, Android 15’s new live treat detection can flag risks as soon as they exhibit suspicious behavior on your phone.

Google Play Store is for Android devices only, offering the most comprehensive app selection with over 3.5 million apps. To download Google Play Store on Android devices where it wasn't pre-installed,

Google has announced this year's list of the best Android apps and games, and there are quite a few picks worth checking out.

Google has released the list of best apps and games from Google Play this year, with party planning app Partiful named Play’s Best App, while the “AFK Journey” fantasy RPG won Best Game of the year. Streaming library Max was named the Best multi-device app as it let viewers resume watching content across devices. These were the U.S.-based winners.

The Google Play Store is working on a new filter in Settings to avoid certain app types in recommendations and searches. There's some ambiguity about what this filter is supposed to do, with Google's support page document not live yet.

The Play Store hosts millions of apps, and it looks like Google is working on a way to warn users about potentially low-quality apps.