Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. In a stark policy change, announced in July, Google warned developers ...

Google reportedly removed the ability to uninstall updates for system apps via the Play Store. This change seems to be ...

Google has silently restores the uninstall button for system apps that went missing from the Play Store about a week ago.

In brief: Google has gradually tightened its requirements for Play Store apps over the last few years. While these regulations are ostensibly to protect Android users from malware, as the company has ...

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