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Google launches online fraud protection pilot for Android phones in India

Called Google Play Protect, it promises to safeguard Android phone owners from fake apps.

03 October 2024, 16:06 IST

Google launches online fraud protection pilot for Android phones in India

03 October 2024, 16:06 IST

Butterflies: Social media platform for humans to interact with AIs

Butterflies app is available for free on both Google Play and Apple App Store.

20 June 2024, 14:47 IST

Butterflies: Social media platform for humans to interact with AIs

20 June 2024, 14:47 IST

Google blocked more than 2.8 million bad apps entering Play Store in 2023

With latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)-based screening technology, Google also banned 333,000 plus bad developer accounts that tried to submit malicious apps to the Play Store.

30 April 2024, 11:31 IST

Google blocked more than 2.8 million bad apps entering Play Store in 2023

30 April 2024, 11:31 IST

Android phones now let users download two apps at same time

This move by Google not only saves time but also improves the user experience on the Android phone.

29 April 2024, 13:21 IST

Android phones now let users download two apps at same time

29 April 2024, 13:21 IST

Developed to file plaints, UP police app lists 'smuggler, drug trafficker' as professions in dropdown menu

A senior cop reportedly said, 'UPCOP is monitored by the technical services department, which is headed by an ADG rank officer. NCRB data is not changed. Uttarakhand had flagged a similar issue in the past. Similarly, we will also seek necessary changes'.

23 April 2024, 07:17 IST

Developed to file plaints, UP police app lists 'smuggler, drug trafficker' as professions in dropdown menu

23 April 2024, 07:17 IST

Google Play Store to get additional biometric verification feature for in-app purchase

The new security option makes the owner use their face or fingerprint impression to validate the purchase within an app and also on Google Play Store.

18 April 2024, 10:44 IST

Google Play Store to get additional biometric verification feature for in-app purchase

18 April 2024, 10:44 IST

Google's 'Epic' antitrust saga: Tech giant to undergo major app store reforms?

Epic Games made its proposal in a court filing on Thursday to US District Judge James Donato in San Francisco, seeking to require Google Play Store to allow the distribution of competing third-party app stores for six years.

12 April 2024, 10:39 IST

Google's 'Epic' antitrust saga: Tech giant to undergo major app store reforms?

12 April 2024, 10:39 IST

CCI dismisses pleas of Indian app cos against Google's new Play Store billing policy

Indian-origin app firms alleged that Google's Play Store payment policies are anti-competitive.

20 March 2024, 16:40 IST

CCI dismisses pleas of Indian app cos against Google's new Play Store billing policy

20 March 2024, 16:40 IST

WhatsApp to get transcription option for voice messages

WhatsApp also noted that the messenger app will use the speech recognition feature of the phone to transcribe the voice message.

20 March 2024, 14:47 IST

WhatsApp to get transcription option for voice messages

20 March 2024, 14:47 IST

Play Store pricing policy: Competition Commission orders probe against Google

The order for detailed investigation comes less than two years after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) penalised and passed various directions against Google regarding Play Store policies.

15 March 2024, 13:03 IST

Play Store pricing policy: Competition Commission orders probe against Google

15 March 2024, 13:03 IST