According to the lawsuit, Google encourages developers toward its own Google Play Store and bundles it with “must-have” services, thereby making it extremely difficult for alternative app stores to ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

A Portuguese app store company, Aptoide, has filed a new antitrust lawsuit in the United States, accusing Google of blocking competition in Android app distribution and payments, according to a ...

A new antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday accuses Google of shutting out rival Android app stores by monopolizing app distribution and billing, violating US antitrust law. Aptoide, a Portuguese company that ...

Aptoide has been around since 2009 and is primarily known as a Google Play alternative for Android users. The Portugal-based company says it currently hosts 1 million apps for some 400 million users.