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Your Android phone could have stalkerware, here’s how to remove it
This simple guide explains how to identify and remove common spyware apps from your Android phone.
This Week in Apps: Android’s Privacy Sandbox, Super Bowl app ads, App Annie rebrands
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a re
To protect consumers, Congress should secure the app store supply chain
The Open App Markets Act introduces unintended, but potentially significant, device security risks by allowing app deliveries through unsupervised channels.
The first developer preview of Android 13 has arrived
Right on schedule, Google today announced the first developer release of Android 13. These very early releases, which are only meant for developers and aren’t available through over-the-air upda
Google Play is getting an ‘Offers’ tab to display deals on games and apps
Google Play is introducing a new “Offers” tab to help users discover deals on games and apps, Google announced on Thursday. The company says the tab will surface deals across travel, shopping, med
Google Play Games for PC, which brings Android games to Windows, enters beta testing
Google today will begin rolling out a limited beta test of its newly announced Google Play Games for PC product in three overseas markets: Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan. The Google Play Games PC a
Music app AmpMe lowers pricing after accused of being an App Store scammer
Around the same time Apple was touting its sizable App Store revenue growth this week, developer and noted App Store critic Kosta Eleftheriou brought to light what appeared to be yet another App Store
Instagram, still benefiting from TikTok’s ban in India, again became the top app by downloads in Q4
Instagram is benefiting from TikTok’s ban in India, and has now reclaimed the top spot in terms of total global downloads as of the fourth quarter of 2021. According to new data published by app
App Annie: Global app stores’ consumer spend up 19% to $170B in 2021, downloads grew 5% to 230B
Consumer spending on mobile apps reached $170 billion in 2021, according to App Annie’s newly released “State of Mobile 2022″ report, out today, which offers a comprehensive look at
How the mobile app ecosystem adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the mobile app ecosystem, according to an annual retrospective released today by app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. In the early days of the pandemic, a numb
This Week in Apps: Instagram brings back the chronological feed, South Korea bans P2E games, Google looks for ecosystem integrations
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a re
Meta’s Oculus VR companion app gained ~2M downloads since Christmas
Consumers worldwide have downloaded Meta’s Oculus app, the mobile companion for Oculus VR devices including the Quest 2, roughly 2 million times globally since Christmas Day, according to new da
This Week in Apps: Dutch regulator orders App Store changes, China’s app numbers decline, 2021’s new million-dollar publishers
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.
This Week in Apps: 2021 review, App Store changes paused, Instagram goes to Congress
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a re
App stores to see record consumer spend of $133 billion in 2021, 143.6 billion new app installs
The app economy will again set new records in 2021. According to a review of the global app ecosystem in 2021 by Sensor Tower, released today, first-time app installs grew to 143.6 billion during the
This Week in Apps: Apple and Google’s best apps of the year, Amazon Appstore fails, Twitter’s new CEO
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a re
This new Android spyware masquerades as legitimate apps
Security researchers have uncovered a new spyware campaign that’s targeting South Korean residents with Android devices in order to steal confidential data. Unlike other spyware campaigns that typic
Google Play to support alternative billing systems in South Korea, following new law
Following the passage of the so-called “anti-Google law” in South Korea, Google has announced it will comply with the new mandate by giving Android app developers on Google Play the abilit
Make the most of iOS 15’s updates to the App Store
With iOS 15.0's new updates come new opportunities for developers, giving them more freedom and opportunity to test and market their work across this OS.
Google announces Android 12L, a feature drop for large-screen devices
Google today announced a preview of Android 12L, which may sound like a new version of Android, but Google calls it “a special feature drop that makes Android 12 even better on large screens.