Google executives defended its internal campaign “Project Hug,” which enticed 20 developers to not create app stores competitive with Google Play according to Epic Games, in an ongoing trial ...

Finally, Google showed off Project Aura, a tethered pair of Android XR glasses that developers can get access to for testing.

In a move that has already drawn fire from industry critics, Google has overhauled its Play Store developer fees and rules in the EEA.

Google's pilot for Play Store billing alternatives is finally coming Stateside. The company is expanding its "user choice billing" test to the US, Brazil and South Africa.

Alongside offering to expand its Play Store for all real-money games self-declared by developers, Google proposed to update its Developer Program Policies to reflect the update.