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Cybersecurity researchers have found 20 malicious apps that snuck onto Google’s Play Store to try and drain people's funds from their wallets.

By James Peckham
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Have an important phone call coming up and want to record it? It's not easy, but with the right app (and some luck), you can save both incoming and outgoing calls on your Android phone.

By Lance Whitney
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If you’ve got an Android phone or tablet, you’ll want to make sure you update Instagram as soon as possible to help with your device's battery life.

By James Peckham
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Skype is out of the picture, but don't sweat. The best Android video chat apps can handle all your face-to-face messaging needs—and more.

By Jordan Minor
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The Google Play Store has been undergoing various clean ups, and the latest figures suggest a 47% drop in readily available apps to download.

By James Peckham
The Google Play Store app on an Android phone

The Google Play store has millions of apps. Some are great, many are duds. Our guide, which covers 13 key categories and 100 top apps, features the ones that deserve a place on your Android phone or tablet.

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The feature will detect and blur x-rated images in Google Messages and trigger a warning if you try to receive, send, or forward a nude image.

By Jibin Joseph
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Google's device-tracking app can now help you find people, too.

By Jibin Joseph
Google's new location-sharing feature for the Find My Device App

KoSpy masqueraded as utility apps, according to Lookout Mobile Security, which links the activity to a cyber-espionage campaign out of North Korea.

By Michael Kan
North Korean flag

Google will showcase top widgets and promote the apps that provide them.

By Jibin Joseph
Google Play's new filter and recommendations for app widgets

The Google Play Store competitor will cease operations on Aug. 20 but will live on via Amazon's Fire TVs and Fire Tablets.

By Jibin Joseph
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Until now, Apple TV+ has only been available on Android smartphones via the browser. Apple is hoping a dedicated app will mean more sign-ups for its streaming service.

By Tyler Hayes
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Google Play finally rolls out badges on VPN apps that appear if an app has passed an independent security review.

By Kate Irwin
Android home screen showing Google app and Play Store app.

The Android and iOS apps are officially shutting down Dec. 9.

By Kate Irwin
Verizon Messages app store screen on a tablet, also showing Android Messages and Facebook Messenger.

The apps promise loans in a range of currencies, but they may swipe your personal information and use it to harass or extort you.

By Kate Irwin
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The feature is rolling out to users on both iOS and Android globally in the coming weeks.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of the WhatsApp details page on Apple's App Store.

Other news for Android developers includes more AI assistance in coding and more frequent software development kit updates.

By Rob Pegoraro
A collage of screengrabs shows Google Play's new full-screen video format, its cart-abandonment reminder, and its search suggestions

The malware can infiltrate Android devices through malicious apps installed using APKs.

By Jibin Joseph
Close-up on Android phone showing home screen in man's hands in dark room.

Thanks to a recent court ruling forcing Google to let third parties host their own app stores on Android, Microsoft will allow for in-app purchases and gameplay via the Xbox Android app.

By Kate Irwin
A rendering of Xbox app showing games in front and behind, like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and Crash Bandicoot.