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Back to news homeGoogle flags apps made by popular Chinese e-commerce giant as malware
On Monday, Google announced that it had flagged several apps made by a Chinese e-commerce giant as malware, alerting users who had them installed, and suspended the company’s official app. […]
Google Play Games for PC to roll out to Europe and Japan, add new titles including Garena Free Fire
In a keynote address at the annual Google for Game Developers Summit, Google said its Google Play Games for PC service, which brings Android games to Windows users, will roll […]
This Week in Apps: ChatGPT app scammers, Instagram revamp and a consumer spending slowdown
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in […]
Google pauses enforcement of Play Store billing requirement in India following antitrust order
Google is indefinitely pausing the enforcement of its policy requiring developers to use Play Store’s billing system for user transactions in India following an order by the country’s antitrust body. […]
This Week in Apps: Apple’s event brings a ‘dynamic Island,’ new widgets and iOS 16
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached […]
Google lets the Parler app back into the Play Store
Truth Social isn’t allowed in Google’s app store yet, but another ostensibly anything-goes social network in the same orbit just made a comeback there. Parler, a social app designed to […]
Google blocks Truth Social from the Play Store — Will Apple be next?
Google’s decision to block the Truth Social app’s launch on the Play Store over content moderation issues raises the question as to why Apple hasn’t taken similar action over the […]
Google Play Games for PC is now available to all players in five countries
Google announced today that Google Play Games for PC, a program that lets users play Android games on Windows, is now available to all users under an open beta in […]
Anonymous social apps shift their attention to Instagram in the wake of Snapchat’s ban
Anonymous social apps targeting teens haven’t gone away in the wake of Snapchat’s new policy, which earlier this year banned these types of social experiences from integrating with its developer […]