Google has pulled out and banned all self-updating Android apps from the Google Play Store in an attempt to stop automatic updates.
The Google Play Store used to update Android apps with the simple click of My Apps in the submenu and “Update all.” Users can even set automatic updates for Play Store apps individually.
While the process is relatively simple for end users, it can be time-consuming for Android app developers.
Some app creators avoided the Play Store and updated their apps …

Google is boasting that its apps marketplace Google Play Store, formerly Android Market, has passed the 25 billion mark for downloads.
The search giant revealed the information in a post on its official blog, where it said that the Android apps store reached 25 billion downloads and now houses more than 675,000 apps and games.
Earlier this month, Apple disclosed that its iTunes App Store is home to more than 700,000 apps.
The fruit-themed company also announced in June that it passed an …

Google’s $25 Google Play store credit strategy has pulled a strong demand for downloads of several Android apps.
Google’s strategy of a $25 Play store credit has enticed users who have purchased the device to pay apps in cash, causing massive downloads on several Android apps.
Since the release of the much awaited 7-inch tablets, people have flocked from online to brick-and-mortar stores just to get a grab of the Nexus 7. Alongside their purchases is a big leap on app downloads of …

The Amazon Appstore will open its doors this summer to major European markets, namely France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K., and now accepts app submissions from developer for distribution in the aforementioned countries, the company announced Wednesday.
Appstore, Amazon’s own apps marketplace that directly competes with the Google Play Store, launched in the U.S. last year. According to the world’s largest online retailer, the launch of its apps store in those European countries marks …

The new American Red Cross app allows smart phone users to learn about first aid and respond to emergency situations (Image: via androidpolice.com)

The American Red Cross released a new free app that contains basic life-saving info, readily available to smartphone users, especially during emergencies.
This app is available for both iPhone and Android platforms, and allows you to get first-aid instructions instantly.
Furthermore, the Red Cross app helps users deal with such situations as heart …

Instagram for Android crosses 5 million downloads in 6 Days only

It’s hard to find ways not to think how Instagram is currently celebrating milestones one after the other. Not only did the world’s largest social networking site, Facebook, purchase the company for a spanking $1 billion, but the recently released Instagram for Android mobile app has just exceeded the 5 million mark in unique user downloads as well.
Instagram for Android crossed 1 million unique downloads in only 24 hours …

Instagram for Android has finally hit the Google Play Store, giving the 430K+ anxious Android users on the waiting list something to bask in their handsets.
The massively popular iOS app now breaks into the Android mobile platform after nearly two years of spending exclusive time with Apple devices.
In October 2010, co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched Instagram, a quicker and seamless way to share life’s experiences with friends through a series of pictures.
Users only need to …