To kick off its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google has announced the winners of its fourth annual contest for Google Play apps. App developers vied in nine categories, according to Google. Here’s a list of the first-place winners: Standout well-being app Woebot: Your Self-care Expert Developer: Woebot Labs Best Accessibility Experience Envision AI Developer: Envision Technologies BV …
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Muggles in Australia and New Zealand can try out Harry Potter: Wizards Unite as the beta kicks off in their countries. Developer Niantic is warning players that this isn’t the final version of the augmented reality (AR) game, which is location-based like Pokemon Go and tasks players with tracking down magical creatures and artifacts as part of the Statute of …
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Google Play’s Artist Hub is no longer accepting new sign-ups and will shut down April 30, Google confirmed Thursday. The service, which lets smaller indie artists post and sell their music on the Google Play store and Google Play Music, is redirecting new users to YouTube for Artists. Google said the closure of Artist Hub won’t impact Google Play Music users. The …
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For years, we played video games in arcades. Then we huddled in front of specialized consoles hooked up to our living room televisions. The most dedicated of us built our own expensive PCs for the best experience. Google is hoping to push another big change in gaming. On Tuesday, Google announced Stadia, a service that lets you play games by way …
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Call of Duty, the popular first-person shooter video game franchise, is coming to Android and iOS. Fans can preregister online now, and Android users can also preregister in the Google Play Store. The app and any future updates are free, according to the game’s website. In an email, a spokesperson for Activision said there will be a beta this summer in …
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More than 200 Android apps are packed with adware that could compromise your phone, researchers said Wednesday.Security researchers from Check Point found malicious code in 210 Android apps in the Google Play store that had been downloaded nearly 150 million times. The “SimBad” code is part of the new adware campaign and is hidden inside a software development kit (SDK) on …
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If you’re like me, you mostly stick to free apps — even though paid or subscription-based apps might offer higher-quality content. Google on Wednesday introduced a tool to help developers make more money from apps, even from nonpaying users. Rewarded products. Android Developers Blog Google Play’s new rewarded-products feature picks up on the trend of watching a video or taking …
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Google says it’s been fighting hard against malicious developers and their bad apps. The search giant on Wednesday said the Google Play Store now scans more than 50 billion apps on users’ devices every day in order to identify and stop bad apps, according to a post on the Android Developers Blog. The Play Store rejected at least 55 percent more app …
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Google seems to be feeling that holiday giving spirit. On Wednesday the company announced that it’s adding a way to donate to charity through the Google Play Store. All you have to do is visit play.google.com/donate on your Android device. From there you’ll be able to see a list of participating nonprofits, including: American Red Cross Charity: Water Doctors Without Borders USA …
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YouTube is making its streaming services more affordable for college students, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. The discounts are the biggest changes to the programs since YouTube launched them last year. YouTube Music Premium competes with other services like Spotify Premium and Apple Music, both of which offer their own student discounts. YouTube Music lets users stream music, …
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