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Google Play Store starts distributing third-party Android app stores – here's how it works [Gallery] - 9to5Google

Published by 9to5google.com By Ben Schoon · 10 August 2026 at 16:25
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Google Play Store starts distributing third-party Android app stores – here's how it works [Gallery] - 9to5Google
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What the report says

Google has opened the floodgates, with third-party app stores on Android now showing up in the Play Store in the US.

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