Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. The team has found “172 targeted applications,” which include “banks, ...

Google Play Store has lost nearly half of its apps since early 2024, dropping from 3.4 million to around 1.8 million. The sharp decline follows stricter quality policies that removed low-functionality ...

What’s going wrong with Play Store? Google has had its finger firmly on the delete button this month, with multiple bad apps bypassing its defenses and confirmations it has already removed hundreds of ...

Google now shows Play Store warnings for Android apps that drain excessive battery through background activity and misuse of partial wake locks.