The Play Store is getting a taste of Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language with colorful new icons in the search tab. The new icons make search shortcuts more vibrant and easier to tell apart ...

Google is tightening up Android’s visual consistency by making themed app icons mandatory. Themed icons first appeared in Android 13, but adoption has been spotty, with major apps like TikTok still ...

The Google Play Store is one of the safest and most reliable platforms for downloading apps. It comes pre-installed on most Android devices and offers a vast selection of apps, games, and other ...

Google’s been working to modernize the Play Store’s interface, recently giving it a new gradient-shaded status bar. The app’s also working on a couple more Expressive updates, including a new loading ...

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We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer ...

Google Play Store is a system app, which means it cannot be directly uninstalled like other apps you download from the store. To address issues, you can either disable the app or uninstall its updates ...

Daniel started writing about tech in 2007, before Android existed. He got his start reviewing phones, wearables, and headphones, as the managing editor of MobileSyrup. He was the editor-in-chief of ...

To install the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire Tablet, you must download the Google Play Store app and its dependencies from a trusted website like APKMirror.com and install them manually. Google ...

Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone continues, at least when it comes to security and privacy, narrowing the gap. Android 15 moves the bar significantly, with a raft of updates including ...