What’s happening Tinder parent Match Group has come to an agreement with Google that allows Match’s apps to remain on the Play Store without using Play Store Billing for in-app transactions. Why it matters The agreement comes amid tension between app developers and Google over the use of alternative payment systems. Match Group struck an …
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Adults are likely aware of the risks associated with apps that harvest and sell your data, but kids aren’t. Raising a kid in the digital age can be incredibly nerve-wracking, and as a parent it’s up to you to keep your children safe online. But protecting your child’s privacy can seem like an impossible task when you realize kids’ apps …
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Match Group, the company that operates dating apps such as Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the internet giant of forcing it to use the Google Play Store’s billing system, paying royalties for subscription transactions. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in federal court in California, accuses Google of violating federal and state antitrust laws. …
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Google Pay is a digital wallet that’s tied to your Google account. You can use it to send or request money with friends (kind of like Venmo), use it in apps to pay for things and use it at a store or restaurant with an Android phone or watch running Wear OS. But perhaps the real reason to use Google …
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Google launched a “Data safety” section in its Play app store on Tuesday. The feature is meant to show people safety and privacy guidelines before they download an app, such as how data is collected, protected and used. “We heard from users and app developers that displaying the data an app collects, without additional context, is not enough,” Google said in a post. …
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Apple sent out warnings to developers recently, asking them to update their App Store apps or risk having them removed in the next month. The move, which some developers bristled at, appears to be part of Apple’s “App Store Improvement” program to ensure app quality and security. The notices, tweeted by at least two developers in the past few days, …
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A new Google policy will effectively ban call-recording apps from the Play Store starting next month. Under the change, spotted earlier by Ars Technica, call recording will no longer be allowed via Google‘s accessibility APIs. It’s part of the tech giant’s ongoing crackdown on apps that use its accessibility APIs as technical workarounds, rather than for accessibility reasons. Since the …
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Netflix is adding Exploding Kittens into both its mobile game library next month and its list of originals by adapting the explosive cat card game into an adult-animated series coming in 2023. The Exploding Kittens mobile game will launch first in May, and it will initially share elements of the existing Exploding Kittens app available in Apple’s App Store and …
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Google is taking another step to clean up the Play Store. It’s hiding apps that haven’t been updated within two years of the latest Android OS release and preventing users from downloading them. This builds off Google’s existing Play Store requirement that app developers release updates to match the API of the latest Android OS release within a year of …
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If you’re an Android user, you’ll be no stranger to the Google Play Store’s selection of apps, games, books and movies, but have you heard of Google Play Points? It’s a free-to-join rewards program that launched in 2019, and program members can earn points for money spent in the Google Play Store. Members can then use your accumulated points to …
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