Tag Archives: Google Play

Android Police: The Play Store rolls out auto app archiving option for everyone

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Android Police: The Play Store rolls out auto app archiving option for everyone. “Auto archiving was previously only available when you were already running low on storage, with a prompt appearing asking you if you’d like to turn the option on to save some space. As spotted by Mishaal Rahman on X (formerly Twitter) and AssembleDebug on Telegram, the auto archive option is rolling out to a lot more people.”

Hacker News: Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play

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Hacker News: Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play. “Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that’s designed to harvest sensitive information from compromised Android devices. According to Kaspersky security researcher Igor Golovin, the apps come with nefarious features to capture and exfiltrate names, user IDs, contacts, phone numbers, and chat messages to an actor-controlled server.”

Reuters: Google reaches tentative settlement in US Play Store lawsuit

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Reuters: Google reaches tentative settlement in US Play Store lawsuit. “Alphabet’s Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) on Tuesday tentatively settled a class action suit alleging that its U.S. Play Store had violated U.S. federal antitrust rules by overcharging customers, according to a court filing. Details of the settlement were not disclosed.”

TechCrunch: Google pulls popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store

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TechCrunch: Google pulls popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store. “Google has removed popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store. The company confirmed the move to TechCrunch, saying that the app violated its user-generated content (UGC) policy.”

Bloomberg: Google Play Judge Cancels Class-Action Status Won by Consumers

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Bloomberg: Google Play Judge Cancels Class-Action Status Won by Consumers. “Google will likely be off the hook for paying damages to 21 million users who claim in an antitrust lawsuit they were overcharged in the company’s app marketplace as a federal judge retracted a ruling that gave them class-action status.”

The Register: South Korea ‘puts the brakes’ on Google’s app store dominance

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The Register: South Korea ‘puts the brakes’ on Google’s app store dominance. “South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission today commenced monitoring of Google’s app store operations – an action that follows its April decision to fine the advertising and mobile OS giant for its competition-crimping activities.”

PetaPixel: All DJI Apps on Google Play are Frauds and Are Stealing Users’ Money

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PetaPixel: All DJI Apps on Google Play are Frauds and Are Stealing Users’ Money. “The company published a warning to its users on the DJI Forums stating that there are some apps that will appear that imitate official DJI Apps (such as the DJI Fly – Go for Drone models or the DJI Earning app) that appear legitimate but instead seek to steal or defraud anyone who downloads them, DIY Photography reports. DJI’s official apps aren’t even listed on Google Play at all.”

TechCrunch: Google pulls its AI Test Kitchen app from Play Store and App Store

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TechCrunch: Google pulls its AI Test Kitchen app from Play Store and App Store. “Google has pulled its AI Test Kitchen app from the Play Store and the App Store to focus solely on the web platform. The company launched the AI Test Kitchen experience last year to let users interact with projects powered by different AI models such as LaMDA 2. The first set of experiments included the model breaking down a goal into different subsets and talking about dogs to check if the system sticks to the topic.”

The Register: Google tightens Play Store dev rules while becoming more blockchain tolerant

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The Register: Google tightens Play Store dev rules while becoming more blockchain tolerant . “Google, citing trust and safety concerns, has issued updated policies for those distributing Android apps through the Play Store. Chief among these is that some developers will have to provide more identification to comply with the expanded Play Console Requirements policy.”

WION: French officials fine Google $2.2 million over incomplete search results

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WION: French officials fine Google $2.2 million over incomplete search results. “Google was fined $2.2 million by the French authorities on Tuesday over incomplete results in its search engine and app store. The Competition, Consumer and Anti-Fraud Office said the US tech firm’s search engine failed to provide adequate information concerning the ranking criteria of results. It said that the results for searches on tourism accommodation lacked explanations for the prices.”

Iran International: Google Removes Leading Iranian Marketplace App From Its Store

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Iran International: Google Removes Leading Iranian Marketplace App From Its Store. “The Iran-based marketplace app, Divar, has been removed from Google Play as sanctions hit e-commerce. According to an email published by Divar, Google said the app has been removed to comply with the sanctions regime of the United States against Iran.”

CNN: Google removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil

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CNN: Google removes ‘Slavery Simulator’ game from store following a wave of criticism in Brazil. ” A game entitled ‘Slavery Simulator,’ where players can ‘buy and sell’ enslaved Black characters, has been taken down from Google’s app store after widespread criticism from Brazilian social media users.”

Android Police: Google shoves more ads into the Play Store, to no one’s surprise

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Android Police: Google shoves more ads into the Play Store, to no one’s surprise. “The banners themselves are wider, so you’ll see two per row, but you’re getting two rows, so you’re actually seeing more ads — four of them, to be more precise — on your screen. And yet again, you can scroll through them to see more.” *Altavista-ing intensifies*

The Verge: An Android app started secretly recording users almost a year after it was listed on Google Play

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The Verge: An Android app started secretly recording users almost a year after it was listed on Google Play. “An Android recording app called iRecorder Screen Recorder began as an innocent screen recording app but turned evil nearly a year after it was first released, as detailed by Ars Technica. The app first came out in September 2021, but after an update the following August, it began recording a minute of audio every 15 minutes and forwarding those recordings, through an encrypted link, to the developer’s server.”