Don't worry about getting too stuffed from Thanksgiving and its multi-course feast. Afterward, you can sit back and relax with some movies. You could do that at any time, but Google Play's offering a special deal on all movie rentals for this holiday in particular. On Thanksgiving Day, you can pick up any movie rental for just $1 each. Just remember that it's a 24-hour deal so you can'...
Google makes it incredibly easy to download and install apps. It takes only a few taps, assuming you know exactly what apps you’re looking for. Then you’re quickly onto a fresh experience that’ll add some productivity or entertainment to your life. Even if you’re just exploring, the Play Store has been organized in a straightforward layout. Don’t be surprised if you get lost diving...
Just before its I/O keynote, Google announced the winners for the 2018 Google Play Awards. The ceremony bestowed awards for nine apps and games that have achieved excellence across various categories. Rather than giving out awards based purely on downloads, Google takes things like ratings, updates, and impact into consideration. There’s even collaboration between multiple teams at the...
Android’s rise to dominance around the world shouldn’t be owed only to the companies that created phones and tablets for Google. Developers helped make it the world’s most popular mobile operating system. Since the company knows that, Google’s been hosting an awards ceremony recognizing the hard work developers put in to create quality apps and games for Android. This year, the Google...
Google's Instant Apps feature that started rolling out last year is receiving a major upgrade this week. Along with a new name, the feature now known as Google Play Instant is letting users try games as well as apps before actually installing them. The feature initially limited Android devices to apps but just welcomed games as the Game Developers Conference (GDC) kicks off in San...
Almost every form of on-device entertainment has been sold through the Play Store for a number of years, but only now is Google's digital store getting audiobooks. It joins apps, games, music, movies, television shows, books, and magazines as the content available for consumption on different devices. Audiobooks on Google Play are already available in dozens of countries and nine...
With the year coming to an end in just a few weeks, Google Play announced its picks for the content of 2017. The digital store shared its list of the apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, and books that made it an excellent year to be entertained on an Android device. The following are the picks from all six categories: Most Popular New Apps Photo Editor – Beauty Camera & Photo...
Google Play, the digital store for Android devices worldwide, will observe Black Friday and Cyber Monday by lowering prices on apps, games, movies, TV shows, music, and books. The discounts were announced today as the upcoming weekend should be include some of the busiest shopping days of the year. These are the deals live right now: Discounts on apps 50% off a monthly Colorfy...
Google has removed more than 300 apps from the Play Store after it was revealed that they were hijacking Android devices to perform secret distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Security researches who discovered the seemingly innocuous apps say that around 70,000 devices may have been infected. The apps claimed to provide a variety of seemingly legitimate services, such as...
Google has updated its stock Phone app for Android, adding a new emergency location feature. When you call 911, it will automatically present a location card on your screen, making it easier to provide your current address and map coordinates. When you need to call 911, it's likely you don't have all the time in the world to think clearly. Relaying your location to the operator can be...