Is Aptoide safe? I tried Android's first alternative app store on Google Play - and it's a mess ...

You don't have to take extra steps to use a rival app shop.

Aptoide Games is coming to Google Play in the US, giving Android users an easier way to try an alternative gaming app store.

Alternative app store Skich has become available on Android following its launch on iOS in the European Union earlier this year. The Android version of the store is currently onboarding developers, ...

Aptoide Games becomes the first rival Android app store distributed through Google Play in the US, following court-ordered changes from Epic v. Google.

While sideloading might be a bit harder in 2026 than in the past, it still remains one of the most distinctive features of Android compared to more locked-down platforms like iOS. This not only lets ...

Android users with the US version of Google Play Store can now install alternative app stores directly. The first is from an ...

You may have encountered situations where an app on your device shows “this item is not available in your country”; or after an update, new features become slower ...

The Google Play Store has more than a million apps on it and billions of downloads each month, but it’s not the only place to get apps. There are many alternative Android app stores out there that you ...

Alternative app store Aptoide has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that it maintains an "anticompetitive chokehold" over third-party app stores. As Reuters reports, the lawsuit was ...

Google began offering third-party app store downloads in the Play Store earlier this week, but US District Judge James Donato says the company isn’t doing enough. After reviewing the process for ...

A federal judge ordered Google to strip anticompetitive warnings blocking third-party app stores on Android. Here's what ...