Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

There are both pros and cons of Android and iOS, but Android generally fares better when it comes to freedom of choice. Google's mobile OS is known for its customizability options, like replacing the ...

Download managers seem like an archaic form of managing downloads. After all, most browsers have one already, and people don’t always download tons of files. However, there are some benefits from an ...

Having the most up-to-date model of smartphone is something many mobile phone users strive for, but what really makes or breaks a mobile device's usefulness is its mobile apps. One of the most ...

The Google Play Store has over 3.5 million apps to choose from, and the numbers keep growing. In an app-hungry world like ours, this can seem a little intimidating. Many apps do the same thing or try ...

The announcement of Android's 10 billionth app download should be great news for developers. After all, more downloads means more money, right? Actually, it might not. High download rates are actually ...

Do you have an insatiable app-etite? You're not alone. We're collectively downloading literally billions of apps every month on our smart phones and tablets -- and in ...

[Disclosure: Xyologic cofounder Matthaus Krzykowski was previously VentureBeat’s advisor on mobile issues and remains an occasional contributor.] It’s almost inevitable that the numbers of Android ...

Trend Micro says it has found “several” security flaws in the popular Android app ShareIt. ShareIt has been downloaded over a billion times from the Play Store, and, according to App Annie, was one of ...