The 10 billion download club is exclusive to widely popular apps, has consistent engagement, and is trusted by the masses
Finally, Integral Ad Science (IAS), an agency that worked with Google to “actively disrupt this fraudulent operation, collaborating with industry partners to minimize its impact.” As a result, Google has gone ahead and removed all fraudulent apps from the Play Store.
While ad fraud doesn’t get the same attention as phishing and malware attacks, it operates at a massive scale, and it downgrades your experience on your phone and on the apps you use. It also generates millions in fraudulent revenue for attackers, and those funds are often put to much more dangerous use.
Google has removed more than 180 apps from the Play Store after it discovered a massive ad-fraud scheme. The scheme affected more than 56 million downloads, causing harm to users, advertisers, and app developers.
Google is making some changes to Google Play on Android devices to better highlight apps that include widgets, according to a blog post. The changes include a new search filter for widgets, widget badges on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page dedicated to widgets.
There is also the sideloading aspect to this attack, which will become harder as Google, Samsung and others clamp down on unrestricted app installs. The way in which SpyLend has b
Google has announced an update to Google Play, where apps that come with built-in widgets are easier to find in the app store.
A significant upgrade has been implemented in the Google Play Store, benefiting millions of Android smartphone users and app developers worldwide. Users will now find it easier to discover apps and widgets on the Play Store.
If you enjoy using widgets on your Android phone, Google on Monday announced that it is adding three new features to improve widget discovery. These include a dedicated widget search filter, widget badges on app info pages, and a curated widgets editorial page.
Google Play has announced new features to improve the visibility and discoverability of app widgets for Android users.
The search giant admitted that “one of the challenges with investing in widget development has been discoverability and user understanding,” so they will be rolling out new features to promote them better on Android phones, tablets and other foldable devices aside from the Play Store.