If you’re waiting for TikTok to be available for download—or update—again, you may have to practice patience. Here’s why.

AI became a hot topic. Its influence even bled into the Google Play security division, which used AI in 92% of app security reviews.

Before we explore what the Play Store needs to copy from the App Store, let's discuss what it shouldn't. If there's one major way Google can differentiate its app store from Apple's, it's how you discover new apps and games. Right now, the Play Store is so difficult to use that it's easy to completely miss exciting new apps and games.

Google Play will now display verification badges on approved VPNs as a way to “highlight apps that prioritize user privacy and safety,” the company announced on Tuesday. The new badge will appear on a VPN app’s details page and within search results,

Google has already announced a security-checking Google Play VPN badge system two times now, but it's here to announce it again.

Google is highlighting a new update for the Play Store that aims to give users insight into how "protected" their data is before downloading an app. As detailed today (Jan 28) in

Google Play is rolling out "Verified" badges for select VPN apps to make it easier for users to find trust services. Apps with the badge prioritize user

To help customers identify trustworthy providers, Google Play is introducing “Verified” badges for a few VPN apps. Google stated in a blog post on Tuesday that apps with the logo put user privacy and security first.

VPNs have seen an uptick in popularity lately in the United States, largely thanks to more blocked websites, but that doesn't mean that you should go and install the very first VPN you see listed on Google Play.