Following Google's court battle with Epic Games, Aptoide Games became the first third-party app store to officially launch ...

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Aptoide Games is coming to Google Play in the US, giving Android users an easier way to try an alternative gaming app store.

Android users have had to click a few extra times to add Aptoide Games.

Android users in the United States can now finally download a competing app shop directly from the Google Play Store. Aptoide ...

Following the latest twist in Google’s legal battles with Epic, US Android users are now able to open Google’s Play Store and download a third-party digital store with its own selection of apps.

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Aptoide Games becomes the first rival Android app store distributed through Google Play in the US, following court-ordered changes from Epic v. Google.