Google Play is opening its platform to third-party app stores as required by a court order, marking a major shift in Android ...

Google Play Opens the Door to Third-Party App Stores, Starting Next Week ...

Google Play will open catalog access to third-party US Android app stores on July 22, following a court order tied to Epic ...

Big changes are coming to Android apps, but they’re not the changes Google wanted. The settlement between Google and Epic ...

Google is moving ahead with a major change to its Android app ecosystem, allowing US users to access competing app stores ...

Google will host third-party app stores in the US Play Store starting July 22, following its withdrawal from the Epic Games settlement.

See beyond the Play Store.

Following a US court ruling, Google must now allow developers to use alternative payment systems outside of Google Play Billing. This change, effective October 29, 2025, allows developers serving US ...

Android users in the US will be able to download approved third-party app stores through Google Play as the company begins implementing court-ordered changes following its legal battle with Epic Games ...

But only in the US. For the rest of the world, Google is launching its Registered App Store program. Running an app store is ...

Google will allow developers to offer alternative billing in the US, the UK and Europe starting on June 30.