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The malware masquerading as an ad-serving platform, dubbed SimBad by researchers at security firm Check Point, infected more than 200 apps which, likely unbeknownst to the app developer, would open a backdoor to install additional malware as a way to outsmart Google’s app store scanning. Once installed, the downloaded malware also removes the app iconweiterlesen

Netflix experimentiert in 33 Ländern mit einem neuen Anmeldeprozess um Apples Provision an ihrem Monatsbeitrag einzusparen. Neue Abos für den Video-Streaming-Dienst können dabei nur über die Webseite abgeschlossen werden – eine Neuanmeldung für Netflix – direkt über die Netflix-App – ist in diesem Testlauf unter Umständen gestrichen. Spotify hatte sich mit Apple deshalb schon mehrfachweiterlesen

Fortnite maker Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney told The Verge the company wants to have a „direct relationship“ with customers by cutting out the middleman, Google, and in this case also cutting out Google’s 30% cut on in-app purchases. But the move could also mean users will have a more direct relationship with malware developers,weiterlesen

Android is a terrible platform for gaming if you’re interested in new releases, and I’m done with it. […] I don’t want to wait for the upcoming Android version of The Room 3 the way I waited for the Android release of Prune. I’m tired of companies like Bethesda announcing games like Fallout Shelter andweiterlesen

Over the past several quarters, app store downloads and revenues have followed a familiar pattern. Google Play led in downloads while iOS maintained a sizeable but shrinking lead over Google Play in revenue. But in Q1 2015, iOS extended its lead over Google Play in revenue while Google Play extended its lead in downloads. Appweiterlesen

Several months ago, we began reviewing apps before they are published on Google Play to better protect the community and improve the app catalog. This new process involves a team of experts who are responsible for identifying violations of our developer policies earlier in the app lifecycle. We value the rapid innovation and iteration thatweiterlesen

   Search ads on Google Play will enable developers to drive more awareness of their apps and provide consumers new ways to discover apps that they otherwise might have missed. In the coming weeks, a limited set of users will begin to see ads from a pilot group of advertisers who are already running Googleweiterlesen