Items tagged with Google-Play-Store

by Nathan Ord - Thu, Jul 15, 2021

Devilish Joker Android Malware Tricks Its Way Into Google Play Store Yet Again

The billing fraud and SMS-stealing malware known as Joker has returned to the Google Play Store after having its ups and downs dating back to 2017. Researchers now say Joker has a new bag of tricks and can avoid Google’s app-vetting process and sneak onto the market. Disguised within legitimate-looking apps, Joker... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Fri, May 07, 2021

Google Play Store Privacy Labels Coming To Make Android Safer And More Trustworthy

Privacy and security have become Google’s modus operandi after the company announced a Password Manager for Android, iOS, and Chrome the other day. Now, the Android arm of Google is taking steps to make Google Play a more “safe, trusted space for billions of people to enjoy the latest Android apps.” The company is... Read more...

by Nathan Ord - Mon, Oct 26, 2020

Google Removes Three Children's Apps From Play Store For Data Privacy Violations

Android has millions of users around the world, and a percentage of those users are children. When it comes to making apps for kids, developers have to abide by government rules like the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as Google’s own... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Fri, Apr 26, 2013

Google Glass Already Rooted and Hacked

Speaking of Google Glass and hacking, the new $1,500 spectacles, which are as yet only available to a select group of “Explorers”, have already been hacked. Tweets from Liam McLoughlin (also known as Hexxeh), who works for Google on the Chrome side of things indicate that he found a way to do it, and although he doesn’t say... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Wed, Jun 27, 2012

Enticing new hardware isn’t all that Google unveiled today at its Google I/O conference; the company also announced the latest version of Android as well as updates to the Google Play Store and Google+. Although it’s not Android 5.0 (which is fine, since plenty of users still haven’t sniffed Android... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Tue, Mar 06, 2012

Google Rolls Out Google Play, Android Market No More

We suppose it was only a matter of time, really, before Google took stock of its media, entertainment, and app stores and decided to roll them up into one unified product. Today, the company is unveiling the Google Play Store, which combines Google’s Android Market, Music, and eBookstore into one ball of wax. Simply put, Google Play... Read more...