Sometimes, not every Android app will be available on the Google Play Store in your region, which means you'll need to install the APK file instead.

The era of app store exclusivity may be coming to an end. While the Google Play Store and Apple App Store are still the de facto app sources on Android and iOS devices, legal battles have opened ...

In general, you should install apps outside of your phone's app store only if you have a very good reason to.

Google is slowly rolling out new restrictions on sideloading for Android. Eventually, developers will have to verify their ...

Google used to do very little curation of the Play Store (or Android Market, if you go back far enough), but it has long ...