Aptoide

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Google adds third-party games store Aptoide to the Play Store for Android users in the US, following a judge's orders in the antitrust lawsuit with Epic (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)

Google has integrated Aptoide, a third-party games store, into the Google Play Store for US Android users as a direct result of a court-ordered antitrust remedy in the Epic v. Google case.

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Techmeme

Aug 10, 2026

SPIN Processed News Frame: The Shield

The first rival Android app store just arrived in the US Play Store

Google has added a dedicated section within the US Google Play Store to list and distribute third-party app stores like Aptoide, marking the first time such storefronts are discoverable and installable directly through Google's official app store interface following regulatory pressure from the Epic v. Google antitrust case.

Spin 75% Claim Present in Source AI Risk Moderate

The Verge

Aug 10, 2026

Related Claims

01 Google added third-party games store Aptoide to the Play Store for Android users in the US, following a judge's orders in the antitrust lawsuit with Epic.

02 US Android users can now download third-party app stores directly from within Google's Play Store.

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