Google Play Store for Android tablets has retired the search bar on the main screen. Tablet users must now head to the new Search tab to find apps, which requires an extra click. You can tap the ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Google had used its own Play Store search engine to make competing app marketplaces functionally invisible to Android users — and ordered three specific ...

It never fails to amaze me how bad Google is and continues to be at search. For a company that made its bones in this category, its apps lack the ability to adequately help me find what I’m looking ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

The Play Store's algorithm doesn't favor the best new apps ...

Google is rolling out some updates in the Play Store, with reviews now featuring a handy option to search, but losing the useful “device model” filter. Starting with the good news, the Google Play ...

Google is rolling out smarter Play Store search results that highlight which streaming apps actually offer the show you’re looking for. While helpful, the feature doesn’t indicate which platforms ...