Tag Archives : Google Play Store

We all love our apps, and with more than 800,000 available in the Play Store, there are plenty to choose from.  But some things about them still bug us users. App Permissions. During the Google I/O Fireside Android Chat, Android Framework Engineer Dianne Hackborn said about the idea of optional app...

Just in case you were camping out for Android news before Google I/O, which I know you all are, a new version of the Google Play Store has gone live, updating the 4.0.27 Store to 4.1.6. Apart from very minor cosmetic changes, like the different store buttons changing colour scheme and the assumed performance...

Have you left comments on apps you have downloaded? Asking questions or putting requests? Have you seen that you never get a reply, but instead are asked to email them? That was because only Top Developers were allowed and able to respond to comments in the Play Store. That all changes today though....

I think it’s pretty safe to say that as a consumer collective, we have become accustomed to the same things when it comes to email clients. The ones that separate themselves in our mind are usually ones with a holo UI and a twist on the otherwise basic functions of your mobile email app. Well,...

Google has updated its ”Dangerous Products” section of the Google Play Developer Content Policy, with a mind to preventing developers from pushing updates without going through the Play Store. This comes in the wake of Facebook sending updates to its Facebook Home application directly to...

The OUYA is certainly one of the more unique Android based devices by far. It carries the title of a console with the openness of a Nexus device. Overall, the Android community put forth massive support behind it, evident in its Kickstarter ventures as well as its amount of news coverage. However, I...

Thank God it’s Friday. And thank God for The ManDroid Show. Right? Facebook Home is upon us, and after I recorded the show, Paul O’Brien dropped his apks for all devices. They are probably buggy, but all we really wanted was chat heads. We got that with the messenger update. Enjoy the show! News...

The Play Store is an insane mix of wondrous and useful apps right along side terrible and intrusive annoyances. Poorly written apps, apps that cause device issues, apps that hinder the experience and just down right hijack your device are all things that can give Android a bad name. Unlike the competitions...

We love to see anything Android related out pacing the competition. Be it in devices sale, activation’s or simply the number of downloads the Play Store is responsible for. According to Canalys App Interrogator research, which covers 50 counties and all four major app stores, the Play Store...

Google’s new Play Store, Version 4.0.16, is in the wild. Thanks to the folks over at Droid-Life we have just seen the updated and refreshed version of the Play Store for the first time. As you can see in the video below there are quite a few changes most of them are visual, thankfully, and there...

Last night we found out that Google planned on a big sale across all parts of the Play Store in celebration of it being one year old today. The present’s have been unwrapped in the Play Store for the whole world now and there are some pretty great goodies listed. You can find free music, $0.99...

Looking to score a new movie prior to release? The Play Store has options for that ya know. We just came across ‘Life of Pie in the Play Store for early release purchase. The movie isn’t scheduled to hit shelves until March 13th. That gives you a little time to be cooler than your neighbor....

Beautiful women and technology are just as wonderful of a pair up as beautiful women and Cars. It might be a cliché, but hey, both markets are dominated primarily by men. So mixing the two gets the guys going, smiling and loving life. That and the wives can’t get that upset about it. In our line...

Looks like Google made an update to the Play Store. The APK is floating around all the usual sources, but the size difference doesn’t seem to indicate any major changes though. The size difference from versions 3.10.10 to 3.10.14 is about 14kb. That is pretty small. Looks mostly like a bug fix...

The mad dash to figure out what is new in Android 4.2.2 is on. We do know that the Bluetooth bug faced by millions is apparently resolved. Another new addition is the apparent time left on a download based on your connection speed. As you can see in the screenshot that was sent into Droid-Life, it clearly...