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| February 26 2025 | Gboard reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| January 1 2025 | WhatsApp Messenger reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| August 6 2024 | BlockP app: Website, Apps and Porn Blocker reached over 1 million downloads |
| January 1 2024 | Google Drive reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| December 2023 | Google agreed to pay $700 million to resolve anti-competitive behavior complaints, and committed to providing users alternative payment options and easier app downloads. |
| December 17 2023 | Android System WebView reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| December 17 2023 | Google Photos reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| October 2023 | Google announced that Play Protect would begin scanning sideloaded apps for malware at the time of installation. |
| October 2 2023 | RFS - Real Flight Simulator reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| October 2 2023 | Monument Valley reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| October 2 2023 | Google Messages reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
| September 1 2023 | Instagram reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
| July 31 2023 | Google Play added support for China UnionPay cards in Hong Kong and Macau, allowing users to bind UnionPay cards through the Play Store app. |
| July 1 2023 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| June 3 2023 | Android Auto and Google Calendar reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
| May 31 2023 | Google imposed strict guidelines for personal loan apps on Play Store, raising concerns about customer data vulnerability. |
| April 19 2023 | Google Play Games launched to all users in Japan, continuing its gradual worldwide expansion. |
| March 1 2023 | Facebook reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| January 15 2023 | FITPASS and Wonder Knights PV: Nonstop Act reached significant download milestones |
| 2022 | Two Iranian state-supported ridesharing apps and three messenger apps were deleted through Play Protect for being malware and spyware. |
| December 18 2022 | Shadow Knight: Ninja Fighting reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| November 2 2022 | Google Play Games beta globally expanded, launching in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. |
| September 3 2022 | QR & Barcode Scanner PRO and Pixel Blade M VIP reached significant download milestones |
| September 3 2022 | Live or Die: Survival Pro reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| August 25 2022 | Google Play Games beta expanded availability to players in Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Australia with an increased game catalog. |
| August 14 2022 | Google Play Games reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
| July 2022 | Google announced a new logo for the Google Play Store that is more uniform in color with other Google services. |
| June 3 2022 | Samsung Push Service reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
| March 22 2022 | Google announced the removal of Play Movies & TV from their store, with plans to migrate to Google TV by May 2022. |
| February 19 2022 | Google Meet reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
| January 19 2022 | Google Play Games beta was officially rolled out with a select catalog of games to users in Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. |
| January 16 2022 | Gmail reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| December 18 2021 | Evertale reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| December 9 2021 | At The Game Awards, Google announced the upcoming beta launch of Google Play Games for Windows PCs and laptops. |
| December 4 2021 | Google Chrome reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| November 30 2021 | ThreatFabric researchers discovered four malware dropper campaigns distributing banking trojans on Google Play Store, using small realistic apps as a disguise to trick users into installing malware. |
| November 19 2021 | Google Search reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| November 18 2021 | Speech Services by Google reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| November 16 2021 | Google Maps reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| November 11 2021 | Play Movies & TV was rebranded as Google TV. |
| October 17 2021 | Nova Launcher Prime reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| September 29 2021 | Zimperium zLabs discovered the 'GriftHorse' trojan campaign that infected over 10 million Android devices across 70 countries, potentially stealing hundreds of millions by subscribing to paid services without user consent. |
| September 1 2021 | Geometry Dash reached over 5 million downloads on Google Play |
| August 2021 | Google Play stopped serving apps with only 32-bit binaries to devices compatible with 64-bit apps, with exceptions for Android TV and Wear OS apps. |
| August 4 2021 | YouTube reached over 10 billion downloads on unique devices. |
| July 1 2021 | Dr. Web discovered 9 trojans on Google Play Store stealing Facebook users' logins and passwords, with over 5.8 million total installs. |
| June 2021 | Google began enforcing region-locking on gift cards, preventing users from redeeming gift cards from other countries using VPNs, based on location history and device fingerprint data. |
| June 1 2021 | SD Maid Pro - Unlocker and The Wonder Weeks reached significant download milestones |
| May 2021 | Google Play announced plans to implement a new privacy information section for all applications, similar to Apple's App Store privacy labels. |
| May 15 2021 | Facebook Messenger reached milestone of over 5 billion downloads |
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