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A competitor to Google's app store, Aptoide Games, is now available in the Play Store.
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A competitor to Google's app store, Aptoide Games, is now available in the Play Store.
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Google appears to have prepared a dedicated section for third-party app stores within Google Play, and Aptoide is just the first. | Screenshot: Google Play Store Following the latest twist in Google's legal battles with Epic, US Android users are now able to open Google's Play Store and download a third-party digital store with its own selection of apps. Aptoide, a store specializing in mobile games, is the first to become available. Third-party app stores have always been available on Android, which is a more open platform than iOS in that respect. However, until now they've only been avai...
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The earliest report in this entry came from The Verge (Aug 10, 2026, 11:30 UTC); the most recent came from Engadget (Aug 10, 2026, 13:58 UTC).
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