Google announced that Android apps must comply with mandatory Google Play memory limits by February 2027 or face reduced visibility and potential publishing restrictions, a policy driven by AI data ce…
Luanti's Android app was removed from Google Play for the second time after Tracer.ai, representing Microsoft, filed a DMCA notice claiming the open-source game infringes on Minecraft's copyright. The…
A developer's guide details the technical challenges of scraping Apple App Store and Google Play reviews, including sentiment analysis. The Apple App Store offers a public RSS feed, while Google Play …
Google Play announced enhanced safety measures to prevent generative AI apps from facilitating non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including multi-layered defenses, monetization blocks for violato…
Bilibili, China's leading video platform, relaunched its international app worldwide on 21 August 2026, starting with Android and iOS support coming soon, as it seeks to challenge YouTube's 2.7 billio…
A full-stack developer in the Netherlands has launched I Like Movies, an Android app for shared movie tracking, built with a Go/GraphQL/Postgres backend and React Native with Expo. The app features a …
An open-source MCP server that runs on Android and exposes tap, type, scroll, and screenshot actions to AI agents has been released on GitHub, with a FOSS build heading to F-Droid. The app, which regi…
Google is rolling out version 4.2.20260709.960184543 of Pixel Recorder via Google Play, bringing the new Pixel 11 app icon to older devices. The update changes the icon from a white waveform on red to…
Paper, an Android launcher that replaces icons and widgets with a text-only, e-paper-style home screen, is in closed testing and needs 12 testers for two weeks before it can be sold on Google Play. Th…
Google has added the Aptoide app store to Google Play, making it the first third-party store available through Google's own storefront, following a court ruling in the Epic v. Google case. The change …
A developer built Shotyend, an AI-powered tool that localizes app store screenshots into 70+ languages while preserving layout, fonts, and icons. The tool automates the tedious process of translating …
Reply Argus, an AI-powered app review management tool for iOS and Android, drafts on-brand replies to App Store and Google Play reviews in the reviewer's own language, with an average reply time of 2 …
A solo developer's Android game 'Shooting Expert 2' went from 13.5 million lifetime installs and a peak of 886,208 active devices in 2014 to just 499 active devices by June 2026, while a new game rele…
Linxr v3.0.0 introduces live serial boot logs, Storage Access Framework (SAF) file sharing, and embedded Docker container management. The update redirects Alpine Linux's kernel console to serial outpu…
The market for app store data, shared by Sensor Tower, Apptopia, data.ai, 42matters, and AppstoreSpy, was worth $975 million in 2025 and is projected to reach $1.21 billion in 2026, according to Globa…
Moburst, a mobile growth marketing agency, has launched a mobile-specific approach to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) to help app publishers get recommended by AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity,…
A developer has built Nexbi AI, an AI-powered personal finance app designed to help users track expenses, set savings goals, and receive personalized financial insights. The app, developed in Cameroon…
Google has canceled its planned AI Studio mobile app for Android and iOS, which had over 800,000 pre-orders, in favor of integrating app creation capabilities directly into the Gemini app on mobile an…
Google is backing away from its planned standalone AI Studio mobile app one day before its scheduled release, despite claiming roughly 800,000 preorders across iOS and Android. The company announced o…
Babbel is offering lifetime access to all 14 of its language courses for $159, down from its regular price, with the exclusive StackSocial code LEARN. The platform, used by over 15 million people, inc…