Google Play Lets Third-Party App Stores In—Keeps Fees

Google Play will list rival Android app stores in the U.S., but Google keeps control over downloads, fees and safety rules.

Key takeaways

• Google is about to let rival Android app stores reach U.S. users through Google Play itself, but the concession still keeps key parts of distribution tied to G...
• That is the tension at the center of the new Play Catalog Access Program, described by Notebookcheck: Android gets more open at the storefront layer, while Google ...
• Google is opening Play distribution without surrendering Play control
• The headline is not simply “Android gets third-party app stores.” Android has long allowed apps from outside Google Play. The shift is that **third-party U.S. Android ...

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