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Aptoide returns to Google Play as court order forces Android to open to rival app stores
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Google Play will see more third-party app stores after Aptoide proves court-ordered distribution can work at scale.

If rival stores can distribute directly via Google Play, Android’s app economy could shift on fees, discovery, and platform control—setting up a new competitive phase.

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If rival stores can distribute directly via Google Play, Android’s app economy could shift on fees, discovery, and platform control—setting up a new competitive phase.

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Aptoide, a Portugal-based alternative app store, launched its games store on Google Play, becoming the first rival app store there in more than a decade, according to TechBuzz. The move follows a federal court order forcing Google to open Android to competitors after a judge found anticompetitive behavior. Aptoide said more than 400 million users already access its store through sideloading; now users can download it directly on Google Play. CEO Paulo Trezentos said the company had waited for this moment since Google removed it, and Aptoide moved quickly ahead of rivals like Epic Games Store and Samsung’s Galaxy Store.

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Aptoide returns to Google Play as court order forces Android to open to rival app stores

The Portugal-based alternative store launches a games store on Google Play, lowering friction from sideloading to one-tap installs.

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