Google Play has generated more than twice the downloads of the iOS App Store, reaching a 70% share of worldwide downloads in 2017, according to a new report from App Annie, released in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Android Market, now called Google Play. The report also examined the state of Google Play’s […]
View More A look at the Android Market (aka Google Play) on its 10th AnniversaryCategory: android apps
Google’s newest app Blog Compass helps bloggers in India manage their sites
Google has been heavily focused on serving the needs of Indian web users with the recent launch of apps like Tez for payments, Areo for food ordering, Neighbourly for communities, data-friendly versions of apps like Search and YouTube, and others. Now, the company is launching an app to serve the need of Indian bloggers with an […]
View More Google’s newest app Blog Compass helps bloggers in India manage their sitesPayPal revamps its app to remove clutter, add more personalization
PayPal is revamping its mobile app. Again. In an effort to keep pace with newcomers like the bank-owned Zelle, PayPal says its new app will focus on making it easier to use its core features – that is, sending and requesting money. That means many of the app’s homescreen buttons – like Offers, Donate, Order […]
View More PayPal revamps its app to remove clutter, add more personalizationDark Sky’s top ranking weather app gets a big makeover
Dark Sky, one of the more popular mobile weather applications on the market, is out today with a complete refresh of its app, which has now been re-written from the ground up, the company says. The biggest change is the introduction of a new unified timeline that combines both the precipitation predictions Dark Sky is […]
View More Dark Sky’s top ranking weather app gets a big makeoverTwitter Lite expands to 21 more countries, adds push notifications
Twitter announced today its Twitter Lite app is expanding to 21 more countries, which makes the data-saving app available to more than 45 countries in total. The app was introduced last year with the goal of bringing in more users from emerging markets to Twitter. Similar to other data-saving apps, like Facebook Lite or YouTube […]
View More Twitter Lite expands to 21 more countries, adds push notificationsMessenger Kids rolls out passphrases so kids can initiate friend requests themselves
Facebook is making it easier for kids to add their friends on its under-13 chat app, Messenger Kids. Starting today, the company is rolling out a new feature that will allow kids to request parents’ approval of new contacts. To use the feature, parents will turn on a setting that creates a four-word passphrase that’s […]
View More Messenger Kids rolls out passphrases so kids can initiate friend requests themselvesGoogle will lose $50 million or more in 2018 from Fortnite bypassing the Play Store
When Fortnite Battle Royale launched on Android, it made an unusual choice: it bypassed Google Play in favor of offering the game directly from Epic Games’ own website. Most apps and games don’t have the luxury of making this choice – the built-in distribution Google Play offers is critical to their business. But Epic Games believes […]
View More Google will lose $50 million or more in 2018 from Fortnite bypassing the Play StoreAmazon Rapids, the chat fiction for kids, is now free
Amazon Rapids, the chat fiction that encourages kids to read by presenting stories in the form of text message conversations, is now going free. Previously, Amazon had been charging $2.99 per month for a subscription that allows unlimited access to its story collection, which now numbers in the hundreds. First launched in November 2016, Amazon […]
View More Amazon Rapids, the chat fiction for kids, is now freeYouTube’s dark theme has started gradually rolling out to Android
A dark theme option for YouTube users on Android is in the early stages of rolling out to end users, Google confirmed to TechCrunch, following a number of reports and sightings of the dark mode showing up for users in the app’s settings. The feature has taken a bit longer to launch than expected – […]
View More YouTube’s dark theme has started gradually rolling out to AndroidOutvote hopes to flip elections by getting Democrats to text their friends
Outvote, a new Y Combinator-backed startup, wants to make grassroots-style campaigning easier and more personal, with the launch of an app that allows people to text their friends with reminders to vote. The idea is to take advantage of people’s willingness to use social sharing to communicate about political issues, while also leveraging the simplicity […]
View More Outvote hopes to flip elections by getting Democrats to text their friendsMessenger Kids launches in Mexico
Messenger Kids, Facebook’s parent-controlled messaging app that lets kids text, call, video chat, and use face filters, has now arrived in Mexico. The launch follows Messenger Kids’ recent expansion outside the U.S., where in June it first became available to users in Canada and Peru. The app in Mexico works the same as it does elsewhere […]
View More Messenger Kids launches in MexicoApple’s App Store revenue nearly double that of Google Play in first half of 2018
Apple’s App Store continues to outpace Google Play on revenue. In the first half of the year, the App Store generated nearly double the revenue of Google Play on half the downloads, according to a new report from Sensor Tower out today. In terms of dollars and cents, that’s $22.6 billion in worldwide gross app […]
View More Apple’s App Store revenue nearly double that of Google Play in first half of 2018