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Technology

the Google Play Store

35 articles accelerating

the Google Play Store has appeared in 35 articles since 2015-05. Coverage peaked in 2020Q3 with 3 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Android, Google, Apple, Fortnite.

Articles
35
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.000
velocity change
Sources
18
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-02-19
TechCrunch 6 related

Google Play Books for iOS now lets users complete their e-book or audiobook purchase on the Google Play website, under Apple's “reader apps” exception

I'd love to see an Apple Books app that syncs progress and keeps track of reading streaks in the Google Play Store.  Can't think of any reason why not.  [embedded post] X: Lance Adams / @thelanceadams...

2025-02-06
BleepingComputer 17 related

Kaspersky researchers found apps in Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store that use OCR to steal crypto wallet recovery phrases from images on users' devices

Android and iOS apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store contain a malicious software development kit (SDK) …

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 ...

2023-07-23
The Verge 31 related

OpenAI plans to release ChatGPT for Android next week, after launching an iOS app in May 2023

but you can pre-order now! Mariella Moon / Engadget : ChatGPT's Android app arrives in the last week of July Mark Anthony Ramirez / Laptop Mag : Android tablets don't stand a chance against the iPad —...

2023-02-23
Mozilla Foundation 7 related

Analysis of the 40 most popular Android apps on the Google Play Store finds nearly 80% had discrepancies between their privacy policies and Data Safety labels

The apps' privacy policies, however, both explicitly state that they share user information with advertisers, Internet service providers …

2022-10-13
Axios 20 related

Sources: Google approved Truth Social for the Play Store after the app updated its content moderation policies in response to being denied approval in August

Google has approved Donald Trump's Twitter-like social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, Axios has learned.

2022-09-03
Axios 10 related

Google reinstates Parler to the Play Store after removing it following the January 6 Capitol attack, citing measures the app has taken to moderate content

Will Apple be next? Tweets: Sara Fischer / @sarafischer : Scoop: @Google is bringing @parler_app back to Google Play Store after banning it following Jan 6th siege Story on @axios https://www.axios.co...

2022-05-03
VICE

Internal documents: the CDC bought location data from millions of phones in the US to analyze compliance with COVID-19 rules, especially in the Navajo Nation

Newly released documents showed the CDC planned to use phone location data to monitor schools and churches, and wanted to use the data for many non-COVID-19 purposes too. Tweets: @timmarchman , @lemon...

2022-03-24
Ars Technica 11 related

Google plans to remove the Movies & TV section from the Play Store in May 2022, and directs users to buy, rent, or watch movies and shows from the Google TV app

what you need to know Josiah Motley / KnowTechie : Google is removing movies and TV shows from Google Play Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat : Consumers spent $22B on mobile games in Q1 2022, according to Da...

2022-03-22
BleepingComputer 11 related

A malicious cartoon rendering Android app that steals Facebook credentials was installed 100K+ times before it was removed from the Google Play Store

A malicious Android app that steals Facebook credentials has been installed over 100,000 times via the Google Play Store, with the app still available to download.

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TEXXR tracks 24 Techmeme articles mentioning the Google Play Store, dating back to May 2015. The biggest stories include Q&A with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney about why the Android version of Fortnite will be... and Facebook has removed its Onavo VPN app from the Google Play Store, will stop pulling in.... Frequently covered alongside Android, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Epic Games.

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