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Retail Asia03/11/2022

The guys over at Mountain View are tinkerers by nature. How else can you explain why there are so many small changes made to the Android UI or the UI on Android apps? These changes are usually made to improve the user experience. And Google has done it again, this time making a small but […]

Retail Asia22/12/2021

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Cryptocurrency mining app Pi Network has disappeared from Google Play Store for Android devices, making investors concerned about the future of the project. “I cannot download the app. I am worried all my mining efforts up until now would be thrown away,” said Le Tu in the southern province of Dong Nai. The Pi Network […]

Retail Asia08/04/2021

Google’s Play Music service is officially dead, but it seems that the Android app needed one last update that will allow users to completely get rid of it. Even those who have already migrated to YouTube Music are required to download the update since this is the only way to permanently hide the app. Most likely […]

Retail Asia19/01/2021

It’s human nature to want to know which apps are trending up and which are trending down. And now this information is available on the Google Play Store via a new icon that shows whether an app is trending up or down. The icon shows an arrow moving up or moving down in the top […]

Retail Asia14/10/2020

Despite repeatedly announcing the upcoming closure of Google Play Music, there are probably a lot of people who are still using the music streaming service. Google has been adamant that regardless of whether or not YouTube Music will reach the parity of Play Music feature-wise, those using the latter will eventually have to switch to the […]

Retail Asia06/05/2020

Messaging app Telegram now boasts over 500 million downloads on the Google Play store. Sure, this pales in comparison to alternatives like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which have racked billions of installs, but the important distinction here is that Telegram doesn’t come pre-installed on any device. Moreover, the app had around 300 million users until last […]

Retail Asia26/06/2019

According to Ars Technica, adware named BeiTaAd was hidden in 238 apps found in the Google PlayStore. The apps, which had more than 440 million installs, played ads to help the hackers collect revenue. And with the hundreds of millions of screens at their disposal, the scheme certainly paid off handsomely for those behind it. Part […]

Retail Asia19/04/2019

Twitter is reportedly looking at different ways to allow users to edit their tweets after they have been posted. It also appears that there are some other features being tested. A tweet disseminated by Twitter today reads, “We want it to be easy to follow and join conversations on Twitter. We’re testing out labels on replies: author […]

Retail Asia27/04/2017

Google on April 26 announces the winners of the Google Play Indonesia Games Contest in Jakarta. Hundreds of entries from local Indonesian developers were submitted to this competition which celebrates the spirit and great potential of local game developers. The 15 finalists were invited to showcase their submissions at this offline gaming expo for industry […]

Retail Asia05/05/2016

India’s Idea Cellular is preparing to launch carrier billing for the Google Play store, bringing the capability to India for the first time for Android devices. A Google representative confirmed to India’s NDTV that the company is in the process of implementing carrier billing to Google Play for Idea Cellular customers. The capability will be […]

Retail Asia25/03/2016

Viettel has become Vietnam’s first operator to offer to offer direct carrier billing for the Google Play store. The operator has teamed up with carrier billing company Fortumo to offer carrier billing to its 55 million subscribers. Both postpaid and prepaid customers will be able to take advantage of the new function. Announcing the move, […]

Retail Asia24/03/2015

Korea’s three largest mobile network operators – SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – are to merge their individual app stores to create a new destination One Store. The combining of the offers of T Store, Olleh Market and U Plus Store will represent a significant challenge to the Google Play Korea app store. The […]

Tag: Google Play

It’s now easier to update your apps in the Google Play Store

Crypto Pi app disappears from Google Play Store

Google Play Music’s last update helps users get rid of the Android app

Google Play Store now tells you which apps are trending higher or lower

Google shuts down Play Music Store, users advised to transition to YouTube Music

Telegram has now been downloaded over 500 million times on Google Play

Apps with 440 million installs eluded Google Play Protect

Twitter tests new labels that help users

Google Play Indonesia Games Contest announces winners

Idea introducing carrier billing for Google Play

Viettel launches carrier billing for Google Play

Google Play Korea faces telco challenge