Big changes are coming to Android's Google Play Store this month

Major Google Play Store changes are scheduled to begin in the U.S. this month. The new system will affect users, developers, and competing marketplaces alike.
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Google Play now hosts rival Android stores, but still controls every download

Google Play Catalog Access Program launched July 22 as the first court-ordered app store interoperability mandate in U.S.
The Verge

Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once

Google Play Store can now download, install, and update multiple Android apps simultaneously. Previously, if you attempted to run all your updates manually, Play Store would only process a single app ...

Third-party app stores are about to take over Google Play. Here's how to prepare

Third-party app stores are coming to the Google Play Store in the US. What does this mean for you? Quite a lot, actually.