Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. In a stark policy change, announced in July, Google warned developers ...

With upcoming features for Play Games, Google further connects its mobile and PC platforms.

Google is clearly on a mission to make Android ever more like iPhone when it comes to privacy and security. But one battlefield where Android continues to trail iPhone by some distance is app safety ...

Google Play is getting a bunch of new PC-focused features, including a dedicated tab in the Store. “Buy once, play anywhere” ...

With these changes, Google is signaling that Android's future lies in greater openness – on its terms. Developers will soon ...

Google Play, Android's official app store, is now tagging VPN apps with an 'independent security reviews' badge if they conducted an independent security audit of their software and platform.

Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, ...

Google has lost its appeal in the long-running app store antitrust case, which marks another major victory for Epic Games. Google lost the original case in 2023 when a jury found it abused its market ...

Google has announced several updates to Google Play, including paid games, game trials and what the company describes as "buy once, play anywhere pricing." "We're actively expanding our library to ...