This tutorial explains how to download APK files from the Google Play Store using the desktop version of the Google Chrome or Firefox web browser. Android application package or APK is the file format ...

Over the last couple of years, the number of smartphone users has increased dramatically and so is the number of apps and games available for the phones. Two big OS players in the smartphone market ...

Google Play Protect offers the ability to locally scan APKs installed from outside the Google Play Store. This local scanning feature could soon be upgraded to use the YARA model for a rules-based ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

In recent years, Google has been working to make Android apps smaller. As a result of that change, the process of installing (sideloading) Android APKs outside the Play Store might have an additional ...

The Google Play Store gets frequent updates, which is excellent news. The not-so-great news is that it can take weeks, or sometimes even longer, to get the latest iteration. The basic functionality ...

Google is introducing a major shift in the way that apps work on Android—and while the changes might not be too noticeable to consumers, it's important to be aware of what's happening and why, if ...

Need helping installing an APK file on your Android phone? We’ll show you how to properly install third-party apps and stores without Google Play. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate ...