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Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android
Automattic has released Mesh — an AI-powered contacts and relationship management app — on Android, expanding its platform availability beyond iOS.
Aug 12, 2026
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.
Aug 10, 2026
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
The Electronic Frontier Foundation found that Android app developers may unintentionally share users' location data with advertisers via third-party code embedded in their apps, highlighting a privacy gap between developer intent and actual data flows.
Aug 5, 2026
Is there any way to stop the mobile app from doing this?
A Reddit user reports inconsistent behavior in OpenAI's mobile app—specifically an unexplained message appearing on Android but not in the Windows desktop app—and seeks technical clarification and a fix.
Aug 2, 2026
Open-Source Android AI Agents Could Let Invisible Screen Text Run Code on Host PCs
Researchers demonstrated eight novel attack vectors—including an invisible screen-text injection chain—that compromise five open-source Android AI agent frameworks, enabling unauthorized code execution on host PCs.
Jul 21, 2026
X relaunches its Android app after a year-long rewrite from scratch; Nikita Bier calls it "one of the largest engineering projects" in the company's history (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
X relaunched its Android app after a year-long ground-up rewrite, framed as a major engineering milestone under new leadership.
Jul 21, 2026
X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort
X has released a newly rebuilt Android app after a year-long development effort, marking a technical reset of its mobile client infrastructure.
Jul 21, 2026
Mastercard rolls out service to help developers build mobile wallets
Mastercard launched developer-facing software tools to simplify integration of contactless payment functionality into mobile banking and fintech apps.
Jul 17, 2026
Buying Target Gift Card on Google Play App Store Codes as 6% With AMEX Blue Cash Preferred
A Reddit user reports successfully purchasing a Target e-gift card via the Google Play Store using the American Express Blue Cash Preferred card and receiving 6% cash back, confirming a previously undocumented merchant category code (MCC) alignment.
Jul 16, 2026
Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
Google and Epic Games have jointly withdrawn their settlement attempt in the antitrust lawsuit, triggering Google's court-ordered obligation to allow third-party Android app stores within Google Play starting July 22, 2024.
Jul 15, 2026