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Google Fi Customers, Grab Your Free $10 in Google Play Credit

Kellen December 16, 2021 2

Subscribers of Google Fi who have had an active account should jump into their Fi app or online account, as their holiday gift is awaiting. For this year, Google Fi is giving customers $10 to spend on Google Play. In order to claim, it seems you needed to have...

Play Your Android Games on PC, Coming in 2022

Tim December 10, 2021 7

Announced via the annual Game Awards ceremony, Google says that coming soon in 2022, mobile gamers will be able to play their favorite mobile games on PC via the release of Google Play Games on PC. From what's detailed, this Google Play Games app will feature...

These are the Best Apps and Games on Google Play in 2021

Kellen November 29, 2021 2

I know that you are completely sick of reading about Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, so here's something different. Google announced the winners of its "Google Play's Best of 2021" awards, naming the best in apps and games for the past year. The list...

New Google Play Updates Page, Love It or Nah?

Kellen July 13, 2021 69

You should have had a solid month to take in the latest changes to Google Play. You've opened the page to manage your apps and most definitely said, "Whoa, what the hell is this?" From there, I want to know if you followed that surprise up with nods and thumbs...

Google Responds to Antitrust Lawsuit Claims

Tim July 8, 2021 8

Yesterday, news broke that a multi-state antitrust lawsuit was inbound, aimed directly at Google and Google Play. As we've now learned, the lawsuit includes 36 states and the District of Columbia. It focuses on Google Play's competition and the notion that...

New Multi-State Antitrust Lawsuit Targets Google Play’s Fees

Tim July 7, 2021 4

According to Bloomberg, multiple states are preparing to launch an antitrust lawsuit against Google, targeting the Google Play fees that the company charges developers for purchases and subscriptions sold inside of apps. Apparently, the belief is that Google,...

APKs Going Away in Favor of Android App Bundles Later This Year

Tim June 30, 2021 14

The following news will affect developers and potentially those who enjoy easily sideloading APKs onto their Android phones. Google announced today that starting in August of this year, apps published to Google Play will be required to use the Android App...

Google Play Update is Getting Weird With App Management

Kellen June 8, 2021 25

Google is rolling out an update to Google Play that first made an appearance a couple of weeks back, but seems to be hitting more devices this week. The update is noteworthy because it dramatically changes the "My apps & games" section into a new "Manage...