Google finally let an alternative app store into Play. I tried it, and it's a mess.

The beauty of Android is its open-source nature, and while Google has endeavored to change that over time, app store alternatives are still plentiful.

Alternative app store Skich has become available on Android following its launch on iOS in the European Union earlier this year. The Android version of the store is currently onboarding developers, ...

Aptoide Games just landed in the Play Store - no sideloading required. I tested it, and caution is advised. This was the inevitable outcome Google dreaded: Thanks to an antitrust case it lost to Epic ...

You may have encountered situations where an app on your device shows “this item is not available in your country”; or after an update, new features become slower ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

Aptoide Games becomes the first rival Android app store distributed through Google Play in the US, following court-ordered changes from Epic v. Google.

Ditch default Google apps for cleaner, privacy-first alternatives: use Proton Mail instead of Gmail, Mega over Drive, Samsung Internet instead of Chrome, Here WeGo or Mappls for Maps, and Fossify ...

Forcing Google to distribute third-party app stores in Google Play was one of several remedies imposed by Judge James Donato ...

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