Google Play Opens the Door to Third-Party App Stores, Starting Next Week ...

Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic ...

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic ...

Third-party app stores Android users can access directly through Google Play are finally here in 2026. Here's what the Epic ...

Google is moving ahead with a major change to its Android app ecosystem, allowing US users to access competing app stores ...

Google will host third-party app stores in the US Play Store starting July 22, following its withdrawal from the Epic Games settlement.

Following a US court ruling, Google must now allow developers to use alternative payment systems outside of Google Play Billing. This change, effective October 29, 2025, allows developers serving US ...

But only in the US. For the rest of the world, Google is launching its Registered App Store program. Running an app store is ...

See beyond the Play Store.

After a jury found that Google has an “illegal monopoly” with the Play Store, a judge today detailed what changes must be implemented in the US for a period of three years. Following the jury decision ...

Google will allow developers to offer alternative billing in the US, the UK and Europe starting on June 30.