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Google Play Store emphasizes notifications in search bar tweak

February 14, 2023

The Google Play Store has rolled out a curious tweak to the top of the app that heavily emphasizes notifications. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! Google Play sends our various notifications, with promotional ones including: Valentine’s Day on Google Play — Discover apps and games for…

Google Play Store users in Russia won’t be able to buy apps, games in the coming days

March 10, 2022

Google this evening informed Android developers that Play Store users in Russia will soon lose the ability to purchase apps, games, IAPs, and subscriptions. The company cites a “payment system disruption” as the reason it’s “pausing” Google Play billing “in the…

Google Duo reaches 5 billion Play Store downloads

February 7, 2022

Google’s premier video calling app Duo has now surpassed the 5 billion download milestone over on the Play Store. While the download figures have undoubtedly been bloated courtesy of global pandemic and the fact that Google Duo comes bundled with Android on millions of…