EC & Apple play the blame game with MacPaw alternative app store failure

MacPaw is shutting down the Setapp alternative app store in the EU, and Apple hopes to get ahead of the European Commission ...

Apple says EC is using ‘political delay tactics’ on app changes to impose fines

Apple Inc. accused the European Commission of using “political delay tactics” to postpone new app policies as a pretense to ...

Ring introduces a new app store

During CES 2026, Amazon launched a new app store designed to help users get more value out of their Ring cameras. Initially available only in the U.S., the store will feature a variety of third-party ...

MacPaw Pulls Plug on Setapp Mobile iOS Store, Citing 'Still-Evolving and Complex Business Terms' for Alternative EU Marketplaces

Ukraine-based developer MacPaw is set to close Setapp Mobile, its alternative app store for iOS devices in the European Union ...
Android Authority

How to install third-party apps without the Google Play Store

Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: Third-party app stores coming to Google Play, UFS 5.0 storage spec approved, and the beginning of the end for 4G LTE?

Starting on October 22nd Android users in the US might be able to download third-party app stores from the Google Play Store, or find apps in the store that direct users to third-party billing systems ...
Android Police

If Amazon can't make a third-party Android app store work, no one can

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android ...