Aptoide, a Portugal-based app distributor, has brought its games store back to Google Play in the US after more than a decade. This decision comes after court-ordered changes that have opened Android to competing app stores. Aptoide's independent app store offers more than 40,000 Android applications to its roughly 25 million monthly active users.
Aptoide Returns to Google Play in the US
UKPulse News DeskAptoide, a rival app store, has become the first to return to Google Play in the US after more than a decade. This change is due to court-ordered modifications that have opened Android to competing app stores.
- Aptoide is the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US
- The change is a result of court-ordered modifications to the Android app ecosystem
- Aptoide's games store had been absent from Google Play for over a decade
Why this matters: This change marks a milestone in opening the app market to more competition in the US.
What this means for you: US users will now be able to install a competitor to Google's Android app store directly from Google Play itself.