Google might restore a useful Pixel Launcher shortcut that lets you type the name of an app and quickly open it without leaving the keyboard. At the moment, typing anything into the Pixel Launcher is ...

Google is starting to roll out an auto-open toggle for when you download apps. When enabled, the app you’re downloading will open automatically. You will receive a notification with a five-second ...

Petition seeks to rally community opposition and alert regulators Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Currently, when you search for an app on the Pixel Launcher, tapping the bottom-right keyboard button searches the app’s name on Google Search. Some users are seeing that keyboard button change to an ...

Developers will need official ID, registration fee and more to curb fraud and malware as rollout begins in Brazil, Indonesia, ...

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google. The standalone app comes as Meta ...

Epic is also easing up on Google’s mandate that developers use Play Billing. Under the proposal, Google can require that devs ...