This Is Google Play's First Third-Party App Store
If you have an Android device, you officially have a new app store to try out—the first of likely many to come. Unless you've dabbled in sideloading before, all of the apps on your smartphone or tablet probably came from the Play Store, Google's own app marketplace, or the official app store of your device's manufacturer, e.g., the Samsung Galaxy store. Starting today, however, you can download this new third-party app store from the Google Play Store.Aptoide Games is Google Play's first third-party app store As reported by The Verge, starting today, Aug.
- ▪If you have an Android device, you officially have a new app store to try out—the first of likely many to come.
- ▪Unless you've dabbled in sideloading before, all of the apps on your smartphone or tablet probably came from the Play Store, Google's own app marketplace, or the official app store of your device's manufacturer, e.g., the Samsung Galaxy sto
- ▪Starting today, however, you can download this new third-party app store from the Google Play Store.Aptoide Games is Google Play's first third-party app store As reported by The Verge, starting today, Aug.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Google adds third-party games store Aptoide to the Play Store for Android users in the US, following a judge's orders in the antitrust lawsuit with Epic (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica) — Techmeme
- ▪ Aptoide becomes the first third-party app store to land inside Google Play — Digital Trends
- ▪ Google Play Store starts distributing third-party Android app stores – here’s how it works [Gallery] — 9to5Google
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If you have an Android device, you officially have a new app store to try out—the first of likely many to come. Unless you've dabbled in sideloading before, all of the apps on your smartphone or tablet probably came from the Play Store, Google's own app marketplace, or the official app store of your device's manufacturer, e.g., the Samsung Galaxy store. Starting today, however, you can download this new third-party app store from the Google Play Store.Aptoide Games is Google Play's first third-party app store As reported by The Verge, starting today, Aug. 10, you can download the "Aptoide Games" app marketplace on your Android directly through the Play Store.
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