Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

The original article continues below if you want to see what the state of the Play Store and third-party alternatives was in the early days. There are a few hundred thousand apps available for ...

A new Android phone brings endless ways to personalize your experience. Apps like LocalSend, password managers like Bitwarden ...

Sora 2 will soon be available for Android users to download. But at first, it will only be available in the U.S.

The Google Play Store has over 3.5 million apps to choose from, and the numbers keep growing. In an app-hungry world like ours, this can seem a little intimidating. Many apps do the same thing or try ...

Download managers seem like an archaic form of managing downloads. After all, most browsers have one already, and people don’t always download tons of files. However, there are some benefits from an ...

Downloading additional apps for use with your Chromecast device can expand the device's wireless sharing capabilities. The Chromecast service makes use of custom-tailored Android apps, and you can ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

To set a Spotify song as your alarm on an Android device, you need to download both Spotify and Google's Clock app.