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Historic Victory for Epic Games; Jury Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopoly

Historic Victory for Epic Games; Jury Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopoly

Epic Games has won in court against Google. The jury found that the Android developer had guaranteed a monopoly of its services on Android devices through illegal methods.

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Adrian Werner

December 12, 2023

Historic Victory for Epic Games; Jury Rules Google Play Store is an Illegal Monopoly
Android Games on Windows; Google Play Games Beta Launches

Android Games on Windows; Google Play Games Beta Launches

Google Play Games app, available for a long time in Google Play, is finally coming to Windows PCs. Users will be able to play games known from Android on their PCs.

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Martin Nothing

January 21, 2022

Android Games on Windows; Google Play Games Beta Launches
Google Creates App to Run Android Games on PC

Google Creates App to Run Android Games on PC

Google is preparing an app that will enable PCs to run Android mobile games.

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Adrian Werner

December 11, 2021

Google Creates App to Run Android Games on PC
Google Sues Epic; Fortnite on Android Still Bypasses Google Play's Commision

Google Sues Epic; Fortnite on Android Still Bypasses Google Play's Commision

Google is suing Epic Games. As it turns out, despite Fortnite being removed from Google Play, the game continues to make money on Android - while avoiding paying a commission for the Mountain View giant.

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Michael Zegar

October 13, 2021

Google Sues Epic; Fortnite on Android Still Bypasses Google Play's Commision
Google Play Flooded by Free Games Based on Squid Game; Some Reach 1 Million Downloads

Google Play Flooded by Free Games Based on Squid Game; Some Reach 1 Million Downloads

Google Play was flooded by a wave of unofficial games based on the Squid Game series. The most popular of them was downloaded over a million times before it was removed.

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Adrian Werner

October 11, 2021

Google Play Flooded by Free Games Based on Squid Game; Some Reach 1 Million Downloads
Google Play Cuts Revenue Share, Tim Sweeney Criticizes

Google Play Cuts Revenue Share, Tim Sweeney Criticizes

Google, following Apple, is cutting the commission for developers submitting apps to Google Play store by half. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, is not happy with this decision.

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March 17, 2021

Google Play Cuts Revenue Share, Tim Sweeney Criticizes
Genshin Impact Wins GOTY on Google Play

Genshin Impact Wins GOTY on Google Play

Google Play informed that the prize for the game of the year was awarded to Genshin Impact, a game by the Chinese studio miHoYo.

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Adrian Werner

December 1, 2020

Genshin Impact Wins GOTY on Google Play
Yet Another Google Victim is no Longer Available on Google Play

Yet Another Google Victim is no Longer Available on Google Play

The process of extinguishing Google Play Music continues. The shop where we could buy digital versions of songs has been shut down. By the end of the year the remaining functions of the service will also be removed.

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Agnes Adamus

October 13, 2020

Yet Another Google Victim is no Longer Available on Google Play
Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War

Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War

Apple and Google have removed the shooter Fortnite from their respective app stores. Epic Games has responded with actions against both entities. The reason for the commotion is the high, 30% revenue share on these digital distribution platforms, which Tim Sweeney does not accept.

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Bart Swiatek

August 14, 2020

Fortnite Pulled From Apple and Google Stores; Epic Goes to War

Epic Games Gives Up; Fortnite Launches on Google Play

Fortnite finally launched on Google Play, after a year and a half of distribution beyond this platform. This concession by Epic Games is the result of Google's policy to significantly hinder independent distribution.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 22, 2020

Epic Games Gives Up; Fortnite Launches on Google Play

Fortnite Will Have to Pay the 30% Revenue Share on Google Play

Fortnite will not be exempted from paying the revenue share, if it is released on Google Play - the giant believes that any company offering their games on the platform should operate under equal conditions. Tim Sweeney argues that the company should change its approach and not impose the use of Google Play on all creators.

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Bart Swiatek

December 11, 2019

Fortnite Will Have to Pay the 30% Revenue Share on Google Play
Malware Found in 25 Photo Processing Apps For Android

Malware Found in 25 Photo Processing Apps For Android

Cyber security company Symantec, has announced that 25 applications for editing photos for Android include malware. If you have any of them, remove it immediately.

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Milosz Szubert

September 27, 2019

Malware Found in 25 Photo Processing Apps For Android

Google Play Store Will Also Have its Own Subscription

There is much to suggest that Google Play will follow the example of other platforms and will also introduce a subscription. The service will be called Google Play Pass and will be competing with Apple Arcade.

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Barth Faryna

September 10, 2019

Google Play Store Will Also Have its Own Subscription

Next Huawei Smartphone Without Google Apps

Google has confirmed that Huawei's smartphones will not be licensed for the most popular applications, including YouTube and Google Maps, as a result of a trade ban imposed by the US authorities.

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Barth Faryna

August 30, 2019

Next Huawei Smartphone Without Google Apps

Highly-popular Android App Contained Dangerous Virus

CamScanner - Phone PDF Creator app has been containing a dangerous virus that installs other harmful files on your phone. The effects of atheTrojan can be very serious. The program has already been removed from Google Play Store, but in the past, it was very popular - it was downloaded over 100 million times.

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Bart Swiatek

August 29, 2019

Highly-popular Android App Contained Dangerous Virus

Chess Rush - Dota Underlords Competitor Now on iOS and Android

Today, Chess Rush, a new production from Tencent Mobile, debuted on the mobile gaming market. The title offers shorter matches than the competition and is now available in the App Store and Google Play.

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Konrad Serafinski

July 4, 2019

Chess Rush - Dota Underlords Competitor Now on iOS and Android

Popular Android Apps Were Stealing User Data

Six popular applications from one of the Chinese developers, which we can find in the Google Play store, stole users' data without their knowledge. Suspicious programs have already been removed from the database.

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April 23, 2019

Popular Android Apps Were Stealing User Data