Google Play Store's new security tool will ask you to verifiy your identify with either a fingerprint or face scan on Android.
Last year, Epic won an antitrust case against Google. This was a big deal. As part of the court’s decision, Epic had to create a proposed injunction highlighting the changes they want Google to make to the Play Store on Android. It looks like the company has made their decision based on their latest press release. Basically, it seems that Epic wants Google to not interfere with how third-party stores and sideloading apps are handled on Android. For those unfamiliar, usually Android displays a...
Back in December, Epic Games won an antitrust case against Google. A jury found that Google held an illegal monopoly on in-app billing and app distribution on Android devices, and that it engaged in anticompetitive practices with certain gaming companies and device manufacturers. At the time, it was unclear what Epic actually won as the remedies had not been determined. The Fortnite maker has now submitted a proposed permanent injunction against Google detailing what it wants. In short, Epic...
Epic Games has submitted an injunction as part of its legal case against Google outlining how the latter should allow third-party app stores.
“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games has urged a federal judge in California to force Google to open up its Play Store to greater competition after a jury found the U.S. tech giant had abused its power as a gatekeeper for apps on the Android mobile platform.Epic made its proposal in a court filing on Thursday to U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco, seeking among other things to require Google Play Store to allow the distribution of competing third-party app stores for six years...
Google is working to bring Find My Device tracking to other Android devices when they have a dead battery or are powered off. The functionality is already available on Google's Pixel 8 series.
Apple claimed that it will soon allow game emulators on the App Store in the future. The latest update of Apple is a massive treat for retro game lovers, particularly as the App Store will soon allow game emulators to be available to download to iOS, iPadOS, and possibly, macOS.
Altstore PAL is available only for residents in the EU as part of the Digital Markets Act ruling that Apple must allow third-party app stores.
During the antitrust lawsuit hearing, the jury had concluded that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in the Android app distribution market and the Android in-app billing services market.
Google should be barred from “treating Epic differently,” Epic Games says.
When most people hear desktop mode on Android, they tend to think of Samsung’s DeX or perhaps Motorola’s ready for platforms. Indeed, those two are among the most advanced custom implementations currently out there. However, a lesser-known fact is that there is a Desktop mode in Google’s AOSP. It was first released with Android 10 in a very barebones state mostly to enable developers to test their apps in multi-display scenarios. Desktop mode has been steadily, though slowly, improving since...
One of the many great benefits of Apple Silicon is the ability to run iPhone and iPad apps on the Mac. For baseball fans, this meant support for using the iPad version of the MLB app on macOS. Sadly, the 2024 MLB season is off to a rocky start for Mac users (just like it is for Cincinnati Reds fans). more