How to download Android apps outside of the Google Play Store

It's usually best to stick to well-known app stores, but there are legitimate reasons to skip Google's.

New open-source app turns GitHub into a mobile and PC app store

GitHub is a vast labyrinth of amazing open-source software projects, and it can be hard to see some of the awesomeness within ...

Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams

Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a ...

If Google is serious about Android scams, there's a bigger problem than sideloading

Google's new sideloading rules for Android ignore the Play Store's own malware problem, undermining its commitment to ...
TechSpot

Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store after 14 years

Everything Flows: Amazon spent over a decade pursuing a foothold in the app store business. Now, the company has announced that it is shuttering its Android app store, with no guarantees that ...
Liliputing

Amazon is killing the Appstore for Android in August, ending support for installed apps

The Amazon Appstore allows you to download and install apps on Amazon Fire tablets and Fire TV devices. But the Appstore actually predates the Amazon Fire ecosystem. Amazon first launched the Appstore ...
Forbes

Amazon’s App Store Deadline—Stop Using Your Apps In 48 Hours

Do not miss this deadline. You have been warned. Amazon has confirmed that “starting August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device.” That’s just 48 ...