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Google Play

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30 articles decelerating

Google Play has appeared in 30 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2021Q3 with 3 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Google, Android, Apple, China.

Articles
30
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
19
publications

Coverage Timeline

2024-09-24
SecurityWeek 15 related

Kaspersky finds a new Necro malware version in Google Play apps with 11M+ total downloads; in 2019, researchers found Necro in Play apps with 100M+ downloads

here's what we know Mark Campbell / OC3D : “Necro” infects 11 million Android devices and hits the Google Play Store Dwaipayan Roy / NewsBytes : This malware has infected 11M Android devices via Play ...

2022-11-03
Gizmodo 3 related

Malwarebytes: four malicious Android apps from developer Mobile apps Group, which has deployed malware before, remain on Google Play with millions of downloads

Kyle Barr / Gizmodo :

2021-07-05
Ars Technica 31 related

Google removes nine Play Store apps, including PIP Photo with 5.8M+ downloads, after researchers found the apps were stealing users' Facebook login credentials

delete them now JC Torres / SlashGear : Popular Google Play Store apps removed for stealing Facebook passwords Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Nine apps with 5.8 million downloads kicked from Google Play sto...

2017-04-26
Softpedia News 4 related

FalseGuide botnet malware, hidden in over 40 fake game companion guides, may have infected ~2M Android devices; apps have been removed from Google Play

Dozens of infected apps went under Google's radar  —  About 600,000 Android users have mistakenly installed malware on their devices straight …

2015-07-19
Ars Technica 4 related

Hacking Team's evil Android app had code to bypass Google Play screening

Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica :

2015-07-18
Ars Technica 5 related

Hacking Team's evil Android app had code to bypass Google Play screening

Full backdoor code wasn't installed until after user activated app.  —  Security researchers at Trend Micro's Trend Labs have uncovered a trick in a sample of a fake news application for Android creat...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

Google Play has appeared in 299 Techmeme articles since December 2014. The biggest stories include Source: Google will stop collaborating and providing Huawei with technical support for... and The Beatles are available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Tidal,.... Frequently covered alongside Google, Android, Apple, TechCrunch, and Sarah Perez. Coverage has shifted toward research, consumer themes and away from safety, competition.

Key Moments

2024Q2developer +100pts; consumer +14pts; regulation +100pts
2024Q3developer -100pts; research +50pts; competition +50pts
2024Q4safety +17pts; developer +17pts; consumer -17pts

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