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5 Android productivity apps I discovered outside of the Play Store that solve real problems

I went beyond Play Store and found these gems ...

5 surprisingly useful Android apps that aren't on the Play Store

While the Play Store hosts millions of apps, many useful ones are missing from the platform. Here are the best apps available ...

5 Android app stores you should use instead of the Google Play Store

The Google Play Store is the most popular place to download Android apps — but it isn't your only option. Here are 5 ...

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...
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Amazon App Store for Android is Shutting Down

Amazon has announced that they are shutting down their App Store for Android. This will occur on August 20th, 2025. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able ...
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Android 15 extends ‘app archiving’ to F-Droid third-party app store

Android 15 will extend the ‘app archiving’ feature to F-Droid. The popular app store is the first third-party platform to support the new capability. The Android Operating System (OS) has been ...
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Google's app store monopoly loss: What it means for Android users

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...
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Amazon to shut down its Android app store later this year

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google May Add Play Store Alerts For Removed Android Apps

Code discovered in a pre-release Play Store build suggests Google may add alerts for apps removed from the marketplace.