Google has been gradually expanding the reach of Play Protect, which now flags apps whether or not they come from its Play Store, can stop users updating apps from outside Play Store, and will soon monitor for potentially dangerous behaviors including permission abuse before an app has been more formally flagged.

For now, Google still appears to be testing the Download Manager for the Play Store. However, given that the feature is already in a working state, it should go live for the public sooner rather than later.

Can you believe it's been sixteen years since Google gave you a way to browse, buy, and download apps on your Android phone?

Epic's lawsuit against Google resulted in a final ruling that would require Google to open up its Play Store to third-party app store competitors, but

A federal judge in California has granted Google's request to temporarily pause his order directing the Alphabet unit to overhaul its Android app store Play by Nov. 1 to give consumers more choice over how they download software.

The now-delayed order would have forced Google to make sweeping changes to its Play Store for Android smartphones starting Nov. 1.

A download manager for Google Play Store seems to be in the works which will allow users to check recently installed list of apps.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google won’t have to immediately revamp its Google Play store policies, after a federal judge in California temporarily paused his order that would have forced the technology giant to overhaul its app marketplace.

Judge James Donato, who had previously ruled that Googles Android app store constituted an illegal monopoly, agreed to push back the deadline for enforcing significant changes to its rules. This delay will give time for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review Googles request for a longer-term stay.