While ad fraud doesn’t get the same attention as phishing and malware attacks, it operates at a massive scale, and it downgrades your experience on your phone and on the apps you use. It also generates millions in fraudulent revenue for attackers, and those funds are often put to much more dangerous use.

Google removed over 180 apps spanning across 56 million downloads, due to a massive ad fraud scheme tricking advertisers into paying for fake user engagement. The fraudsters created vapor apps, that were disguised as genuine popular apps,

Google is making some changes to Google Play on Android devices to better highlight apps that include widgets, according to a blog post. The changes include a new search filter for widgets, widget badges on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page dedicated to widgets.

So, Google announced that it is making it easier to find apps with widgets by adding a ‘Widgets’ filter to Play Store search. It helps users quickly spot apps with widget support (via 9to5Google ).

If you enjoy using widgets on your Android phone, Google on Monday announced that it is adding three new features to improve widget discovery. These include a dedicated widget search filter, widget badges on app info pages,

The search giant admitted that “one of the challenges with investing in widget development has been discoverability and user understanding,” so they will be rolling out new features to promote them better on Android phones, tablets and other foldable devices aside from the Play Store.

This guide explores some of the best apps not available on the Google Play Store. If any of them pique your interest, enable installation from “Unknown sources” on your Android phone before you install them.

The company says developers can now focus on driving downloads and engagement with the help of a dedicated widgets search filter.

Google is testing a new AI-powered 'Ask Play about this app' feature in the Play Store, utilizing Gemini to answer user questions directly within app listings. This feature includes a text box for custom queries and pre-made question chips.